epa10221331 Members of the public wait in a line to enter outside the Supreme Court on the first day of a new term before the court hears arguments in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in Washington, DC, USA, 03 October 2022. On the first day of a new term the court hears arguments in the case, Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, taking up a challenge that could restrict the EPA's ability to enforce the Clean Water Act. The 6-3 conservative majority Supreme Court has accepted several controversial cases in the new term over a range of issues including the environment, affirmative action, election law and LGBTQ discrimination. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
