Supreme Court begins new term with cases addressing climate change, immigration, and gun laws The Supreme Court's new term opens with cases addressing climate change lawsuits, immigration policies, and voting rights laws.

The Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday, addressing a packed docket that includes cases on climate change, immigration, and voting rights.

The justices are starting the term with a major climate change case involving energy companies seeking to block dozens of lawsuits that aim to hold them liable for damages related to climate change in Boulder, Colorado. Billions of dollars are potentially at stake in this case.


Several high-profile cases are scheduled through December, including one involving voting rights. The court will consider Arizona's push to enforce strict voting laws requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration. This follows President Donald Trump's unsuccessful attempt to pass a proof-of-citizenship bill through Congress.

The court will also hear two significant immigration cases. One focuses on the legality of the Trump administration's policy of deporting migrants to countries other than their own.

The other case examines the administration's mandatory detention policy for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, even if they have been in the country for years. The administration argues it can hold individuals without a bond hearing, but most appeals courts that have reviewed the issue disagree.

Later in the term, the justices will also hear cases involving religious rights and an assault weapons ban.

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