The Supreme Court’s recent reluctance to hear cases involving controversial issues is likely to come to an end in 2019, as a number of high-profile cases are knocking on the bronze doors of the nation’s highest court.

So far this term, the court, after the bruising battle over Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, has spurned cases that touch on hot-button issues, turning down appeals from two states involving Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.

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