In the past few weeks and over the next several weeks, we will experience a large number of decisions issued by the United States Supreme Court. This annual flood of Supreme Court opinions means that we are in June. June is more than just the beginning of summer; it also marks the traditional end-of-term for the United States Supreme Court. The decisions issued by the Supreme Court are typically very consequential and often address critical matters in our democratic republican form of government involving the balance of power, religious freedom, governmental accountability, the scope of freedom, and even the meaning of justice in our modern society. This is a time when the third branch of our national government, the Supreme Court, occupies a major role on the national scene.
