The Return, Abortion, Guns, and Breyer: Supreme Court in 2021

December 28, 2021, 9:45 AM UTC

The U.S. Supreme Court resumed in-person oral arguments in 2021 after a term marked by a non-retirement and rulings upholding Obamacare and siding with Republicans on voting rights.

The conservative-majority court is now immersed in blockbuster disputes over gun restrictions and abortion rights, and more emergency coronavirus-related appeals.

Bloomberg Law runs down some of the top high court moments of the year.

Return to Bench

On Oct. 4 the court’s new marshal Gail Curley—the second woman to hold the position—gaveled in the first in-person session since spring 2020 when coronavirus forced the court to close.

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