The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a slew of cases on Monday on issues including immigration, energy and voting rights as it prepares for the upcoming term.
The nation’s highest court will hear arguments in cases for its next term beginning in October. Supreme Court terms typically run from October to June.
Here is a look at a few of the cases the court granted on Monday.
Asylum Termination
The high court agreed to hear Wassily v. Blanche, a case challenging whether noncitizens who were granted asylum into the United States are eligible for adjustments to their lawful permanent resident status even if their asylum was terminated.
The case focuses on two immigrants, Tamer Wassily and Byron Velasquez Arreaga, individuals from Egypt and Guatemala, respectively. The two men were admitted to the United States on asylum and later convicted of crimes.
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