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Supreme Court opens new term at the center of America’s bitter political divide

The Supreme Court opens a new term Monday at the forefront of national political conversation, but with its future uncertain and the unwelcome prospect of deciding a divisive presidential election.

The setting sun shines on the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court opens a new term Monday, Oct. 5.
The setting sun shines on the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court opens a new term Monday, Oct. 5.Read morePatrick Semansky / AP
    by Robert Barnes, Washington Post
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