Supreme Court to decide politically charged cases in 2016
In several cases, conservatives are hoping the high court will shift current law to the right or block President Barack Obama’s policies, while liberals are defending the status quo.
But with justices closely split along ideological lines, the cases are likely to yield a series of 5-4 decisions and make clear the next president’s appointees could tip the law to the right or left.
Here are the major cases due for decision by June 2016.
