Justice Stephen Bryer, left and Justice Samuel Alito, right Religion will dominate as the Supreme Court begins a new session LISA KEEN | Keen News ServiceLisaKeen@me.com First in the spotlight in the U.S.
Supreme Court’s new session, which began Monday, Oct. 4, is the seemingly precarious state of the right to abortion, an issue LGBTQ groups have long considered to be of “vital importance” to LGBTQ people.
But there are also several LGBTQ-related cases petitioning for review and several other cases that involve LGBTQ issues in some way.
Add to this two important off-the-docket concerns: One is the growing anxiety over when 83-year-old liberal Justice Stephen Breyer might vacate his seat; the other is the unusual step by conservative Justice