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A look at high court's top cases in new term starting Monday

In one high-profile case, Maine parents are suing over the state's exclusion of religious schools from a tuition program for those in towns without public schools.

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Abortion, guns, and religion top the Supreme Court's new term.

In one high-profile case, Maine parents are suing over the state’s exclusion of religious schools from a tuition program for families living in towns that don’t have public schools.

A case from Mississippi presents a direct challenge to the court's major decisions over the last half-century that guarantee a woman’s right to an abortion nationwide.

A case from New York could expand gun rights in the United States and involves the right to carry a firearm in public.

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Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is among the youngest and newest of the sitting justices. (AP Graphic)

The new term began Monday.

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