The Supreme Court returns to its bench Monday with an agenda that includes cases on guns, pornography and transgender medical care, as the justices brace for a slew of last-minute election fights and a new presidential administration that could drag the court deeper into politics.

Aside from major disputes on issues like transgender rights and guns, the docket is fairly routine. That could change fast if the presidential race is contested.

The Supreme Court could play a critical role in how some 2024 presidential ballots are cast and counted and, potentially, how contested election results are certified.

A FTER A TRIO of terms that saw the Supreme Court side repeatedly with Donald Trump while weakening abortion rights, affirmative action, gun-safety laws and administrative agencies, the nine justices return to their courtroom on October 7th with a fresh lineup of pivotal cases.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to begin its new nine-month term that has cases on issues including guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, federal regulatory powers involving nuclear waste storage and vape products,

The Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday to start its new term, where battles over transgender rights, guns and adult website use are already brewing. So far, the court has agreed to review 43 appeals,