Public confidence in the Supreme Court was shaken after its lurch to the right a year ago in blockbuster decisions on abortion, guns, religion and climate change.
The court — dominated by a 6-to-3 conservative majority, including three justices appointed by President Donald J. Trump — faces another set of important cases this term, including ones on affirmative action, student loans and civil rights for gay people.
Its rulings will help answer questions about whether the court’s new configuration is out of step with public opinion.
According to a survey conducted in April by researchers at Harvard, Stanford and the University of Texas, the public is often — but hardly always — divided along partisan lines on how the court should rule in significant cases from the term that started in October and is expected to end in late June.
Here is a look at those cases.
Persons:
Donald J
Organizations:
Trump, Harvard, Stanford, University of Texas