Supreme Court's new term takes on ghost guns, porn access and trans care bans

Source: ABC News

October 4, 2024, 5:04 AM


The U.S. Supreme Court, at once a major flashpoint in the 2024 campaign and potential presidential election referee, gavels open a new term on Monday with the nation deeply divided over its recent rulings and skeptical of the justices' ethics and impartiality.

The court's fall docket includes high-profile disputes over age-verification to access pornography online, the marketing of flavored e-cigarettes to kids, regulation of untraceable "ghost guns," and EPA limits on sewage dumped into the Pacific Ocean.

A challenge to Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors is considered one of the most significant cases of the term, so far. The justices have been asked to decide whether the medical restriction, adopted in more than 20 states, discriminates on the basis of sex in violation of the Constitution's Equal Protection clause.

"This is one of the most significant LGBTQ cases to ever reach the Supreme Court," said Chase Strangio, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, who is expected to argue before the court. "This case will have a huge impact on the future of litigation on behalf of LGBTQ people. The court could also be forced to weigh in on last-minute appeals over election rules, including changes to how ballots are cast and counted and, potentially, how contested election results are certified.

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Damn. I forgot that this IS October and the SCOTUS is officially starting their fall term this coming Monday!