Six major cases the Supreme Court will hear in its upcoming term

The Supreme Court returns from its summer recess at the start of October, when the justices will begin hearing the first of several closely watched cases on their schedule, including major cases regarding the First and Second amendments.

The high court has announced 25 cases it will hear in its upcoming term, which begins Oct. 5 and continues through the end of June, and it will likely add nearly three dozen more cases in the coming weeks. Among the 25 cases that the Supreme Court has said it will hear in the coming months, six of them could have wider implications for gun rights, climate change lawsuits, voting rights, and excessive fines.