Guns, agency power cases loom as US Supreme Court charts rightward path

Guns, agency power cases loom as US Supreme Court charts rightward path

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kicks off a new nine-month term featuring major cases ranging from the right of domestic abusers to have guns to the fate of the federal consumer finance watchdog agency, giving its muscular conservative majority fresh opportunities to reshape American law. Its docket features tests of the authority of U.S. agencies including an effort to effectively dismantle the Consume…

Guns, agency power cases loom as Supreme Court charts rightward path

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kicks off a new nine-month term featuring major cases ranging from the right of domestic abusers to have guns to the fate of the federal consumer finance watchdog agency, giving its muscular…