Abortion, Guns, Climate: Supreme Court Loads Docket With Culture-War Showdowns
- Court adds gay weddings to abortion, guns on divisive agenda
- Justices eye affirmative action, voting rights, climate policy
The U.S. Supreme Court Court in Washington, D.C.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is aggressively filling its calendar with culture-war clashes, taking up fights over abortion, gay rights, guns, affirmative action and voting rights at the behest of conservative advocates looking to take advantage of a bench reshaped by former President Donald Trump.
With three Trump appointees giving it a 6-3 conservative majority, the court is putting aside objections that many of the cases don’t meet the traditional standards for review.