Supreme Court takes up contentious cases, in person arguments return, USA TODAY

The Supreme Court is back inperson after a year of remote arguments. Here are some of the contentious cases on the docket. RELATED: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID19 The Supreme Court returns to work with a docket full of controversial issues abortion, guns and the death penalty that will thrust the justices into America s culture wars in a way they largely avoided at this point last year. After a busierthanexpected summer break, when the nation s highest court toppled President Joe Biden s eviction moratorium and let stand for now a Texas ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, the court will once again hear inperson oral arguments and hand down formal opinions as it starts another ninemonth term.