New Term for Supreme Court Begins Today
Monday, October 6th, 2014 -- 8:06 AM
-A Supreme Court term that is starting with a lack of headline-grabbing cases may end with a blockbuster that helps define the court's legacy under Chief Justice John Roberts.The new term begins Monday. The court appears likely to take on the issue of same-sex marriage and decide whether gay and lesbian couples have a constitutional right to marry.
Roberts is beginning his 10th year at the head of the court, and the fifth with the same lineup of justices. He's been part of a five-justice conservative majority that's rolled back campaign finance limits, upheld abortion restrictions and generally been skeptical of the consideration of race in public life.
But his court has taken a different path in cases involving gays and lesbians, despite Roberts' opposition most of the time.
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