Still Down A Justice, Supreme Court Term Is Off To A Restrained Start

The courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court seen ahead of the start of the term. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The Supreme Court gets down to work on Tuesday, hearing the first arguments of a new term.
Technically, the court term began on the traditional first Monday in October, but because it fell on the same day as the Jewish New Year, the court’s three Jewish justices were absent and the remaining justices conducted only administrative business.
It’s been eight months since J