Supreme Court tees up a newsy fall term: Abortion, guns, and affirmative action

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Washington Examiner

As the Supreme Court takes off for the summer, it has already teed up a slew of newsy cases for the fall, including the biggest abortion and Second Amendment fights in decades and potentially an explosive case questioning affirmative action.

The justices finished releasing opinions from last fall’s arguments in early July, but that doesn’t mean they will remain dormant until October. Over the next few months, the often unpredictable court could release orders in any number of cases as attorneys prepare their briefs and arguments.

Already, the most-covered case of the next term is Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a Mississippi challenge to Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision legalizing abortion nationwide. It concerns a state ban on abortions before 15 weeks, which calls into question the court’s previous rulings on fetal viability. Activists on both sides of the abortion debate agree that the case could be a massive milestone in a nearly 50-year battle over abortion. The Supreme Court in May agreed to hear arguments in the case after sitting on it for nearly a year.