Reuters
Monday marks the first day of the U.S. Supreme Court's new term as it prepares to tackle major cases involving gun rights, the power of federal agencies, social media regulation and Republican-drawn electoral districts, and considers taking up a dispute over the availability of the abortion pill. The first case on the docket for the justices - six conservatives and three liberals - in their nine-month term is a dispute from Iowa involving the sentencing of a non-violent drug offender. In a major case teed up for Tuesday, the justices will consider the first of at least three disputes that could result in new limits on the authority of regulatory agencies - sometimes called the "administrative state" - a longstanding goal for many U.S. conservatives and business interests.