Supreme Court term is now underway. Here's what we're watching

NPR | By Nina Totenberg

Published October 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM CDT

Monday kicked off the new Supreme Court term, one that will once again be full of controversial topics from religion to guns and immigration.

Nina Totenberg

Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent.

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