After a spate liberal decisions on homosexual marriage and Obamacare,experts predict the court’s conservative majority will reassert itself ahead of the 2016 electionWith the US political class still reeling from the climax of final season’s finale, the supreme court returns on Monday for a new series of cases, and all indications point to equally dramatic plot twists involving race,class and murder.
While 2014-15 will be remembered for surprise wins by the liberal wing of the court, particularly two blockbuster decisions endorsing homosexual marriage and Obamacare, and legal experts expect this year will see a clutch of decisions that reassert the power of the conservative majority.
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Source: theguardian.com