Bloomberg Law
Feb. 22, 2022, 9:28 PM

Supreme Court Docket Gets Busier With More Culture-War Showdowns

Greg Stohr
Greg Stohr
Bloomberg News

The U.S. Supreme Court is aggressively filling its calendar with culture-war clashes, taking up fights over abortion, gay rights, guns, affirmative action and voting rights at the behest of conservative advocates looking to take advantage of a bench reshaped by former President Donald Trump.

With three Trump appointees giving it a 6-3 conservative majority, the court is putting aside objections that many of the cases don’t meet the traditional standards for review.

The newest case -- accepted on Tuesday -- could let some businesses refuse to take part in same-sex weddings. The court will hear an appeal from a ...

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