{"id":"12e721ac-6d45-4b41-a48f-e5129d9d2d71","url":"https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-10-05/supreme-courts-most-consequential-cases-of-new-term","domain":"latimes.com","outlet":{"name":"Los Angeles Times","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"The Supreme Court's most consequential cases of the new term","plainHeadline":"SCOTUS faces nearly 60 cases for the 2026 term, including climate, gun rights, and religious liberty.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The new term opens with the same nine justices as the prior five years.","Before summer recess, 26 cases were granted review for the October 2026 term.","Suncor Energy vs. Boulder County questions whether energy firms can be sued for climate impacts.","Viramontes v. Cook County will test whether AR-15 rifles are protected under the Second Amendment.","St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy involves free exercise claims over religiously based admissions rules."],"topics":["Politics","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T10:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-05T10:46:31.324Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/571b06e7-5fbc-47dc-8c57-6c2d8a01c57e","storyId":"571b06e7-5fbc-47dc-8c57-6c2d8a01c57e","image":"https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/60e3981/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6924x3635+0+519/resize/1200x630!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8c%2F58%2Fcfc3b3874485a28cebda43dc7844%2F2234598251.jpg","author":null,"dek":"The right to possess an AR-15 is just one of nearly 60 cases the court will hear in the new term."}