The Supreme Court faces another term jam-packed with controversy

Among others: St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton, Colo., wants the state funding guaranteed in the state's universal pre-k law. But it doesn't want to admit LGBTQ students or students with gay or trans parents. The parish maintains such admissions would violate church's right to the free exercise of religion. The state counters that funding the church school would violate the state's anti-discrimination law…

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Opinion | The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Control Even More than you Realize - The New York Times

In fact, if the court continues to block the Democratic appointees' attempts to put cases on the court's docket, Congress could even consider intervening. The rule of four is not etched in the Constitution or even in any legal rule or regulation. It is simply a matter of unwritten tradition. Congress, which has the power to regulate the court's jurisdiction and procedures, could say only three votes are necessary to hear a case...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/opinion/supreme-court-conservative-control.html