U.S. Supreme Court braces for contentious second half Thursday, February 20, 2020

Bloomberg Law

The second half of the Supreme Court’s current term will be chock-full of high-profile arguments and blockbuster opinions, and court watchers say it’s going to be explosive.

Many of the cases this term are “incredibly high-profile, politically charged,” said Goodwin Procter’s Jaime Santos.

In the coming months, the justices will consider whether President Donald Trump can avoid congressional inquiries into his financial history. They’ll also get their first chance to chip away at abortion rights since Trump’s conservative nominees took the bench. The court has already heard divisive cases involving gun rights and the administration’s plans to nix deferred deportation for “Dreamers,” but has yet to issue its final opinions.

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