With far reaching implications for long standing precedent on issues like voting access, LGBTQ rights and beyond, the new session’s docket will likely remain as contentious as the last one’s. The Court’s right-wing majority is expected to continue leaning right on certain legal issues, drawing criticism of the institution’s objectivity. 

We speak with Melissa Murray, Stokes professor of law at NYU, faculty director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network and co-host of the legal podcast, Strict Scrutiny.