From guns to religion: Supreme Court is juggling major controversies besides abortion
Abortion has always been a hugely controversial issue at the Supreme Court. This term, the justices are also preparing decisions on the Second Amendment, climate change and religious schools.
John Fritze- A leaked draft opinion has refocused the nation's attention on the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
- The court is deciding several controversial cases this term in addition to the abortion challenge.
- The high court may decide if Americans have a constitutional right to carry guns in public.
WASHINGTON – The wrenching legal fight over abortion isn't the only controversial issue to be decided by the Supreme Court in coming weeks. It just feels that way.
From a blockbuster lawsuit that may expand Americans' right to carry handguns to a case that could weaken the ability of the federal government to address climate change, the court's docket is full of deeply divisive and important disputes that might have received more attention in a year when the fate of Roe v. Wade wasn't hanging in the balance.
The challenge to Roe, the 1973 decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion, is arguably the most important case to reach the high court in decades. The recent leak of a draft opinion sparked protests – and celebrations – as Americans contemplated the unwinding of reproductive rights as they have been understood for five decades.
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