Supreme Court set to open crucial term
The justices could make decisions on President Obama's healthcare law, enforcement of immigration laws and affirmative action in higher education.
By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau
October 2, 2011, 6:42 p.m.
Reporting from Washington—
The Supreme Court on Monday opens one of its most anticipated terms, in which the justices could strike down President Obama's healthcare law, empower local police to arrest illegal immigrants, and declare an end to affirmative action in colleges and universities.
The cases coming before the court "address some of the central issues facing the country," said former Solicitor General Walter Dellinger. The clashes over healthcare and immigration "are not mere lawyers' issues, but fundamental questions about how the country is governed."
"By June of 2012, this may prove to be among the most momentous terms in recent decades," said Elizabeth Wydra, chief counsel for the Constitutional Accountability Center in Washington.
The justices will decide over the next few months whether to hear the cases. If they do, rulings will be handed down by late June, just as the presidential campaign moves into high gear.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-court-term-20111002,0,288690.storyStill want to stay home and do nothing for 2012? :scared: