Harvard Affirmative Action, Gay Rights Cases Are Next Up at Supreme Court
- Justices pick controversial cases to hear in next 9-month term
- Court’s rulings in abortion, gun cases have divided Americans
The U.S. Supreme Court building
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The US Supreme Court reshaped the legal landscape in dramatic ways in the past few months, and it may just be getting started.
When its next nine-month term begins in October, the nation’s highest court is scheduled to hear arguments on the use of race in college admissions, on the intersection of free speech and gay rights and on a challenge to an environmental permitting law.