The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear some high-profile cases when the six conservative and three liberal justices open their new nine-month term on Monday – potentially making dramatic changes to life in America
In addition, there are cases scheduled that could expand religious rights, building on several rulings in recent years.
"There's no doubt that the court's legitimacy is under threat right now," lawyer Kannon Shanmugam, who frequently argues cases at the court, said at an event organized by the conservative Federalist Society. "The level of rhetoric and criticism of the court is higher than I can certainly remember at any point in my career."
In another blockbuster case, the justices could make it easier for people to obtain permits to carry handguns outside the home, a major expansion of firearms rights. They Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas last month said judges are "asking for trouble" if they wade into political issues. Thomas has previously said Roe v. Wade should be overturned, as many conservatives have sought.that the court's legitimacy relies in part on avoiding major upheavals in the law when people have come to rely on existing precedents.
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