| | | | | View in your browser | | |  | | | | | | Supreme Court starts new term shorthanded | The Supreme Court starts its new term on Monday and it will be short-handed on the bench -- one of several challenges facing justices as it takes up cases dealing with limits on the death penalty, the separation of church and state and employment discrimination.
Sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to succeed former Justice Anthony Kennedy, have already delayed his Senate confirmation and could ultimately sink his nomination. But with or without him, the court will be back in session.
Whoever is confirmed to replace Kennedy will miss the first oral arguments of the term, but could still participate in deciding those cases at a later date by listening to audio recordings of the arguments and reading transcripts.
Court watchers say this term as a whole is packed with potential. | | Read the full story here | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Did a friend forward you this email? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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