WASHINGTON – It was a U.S. Supreme Court term for the history books, with a final week that will be remembered for its powerful, and to some, contradictory, rulings on equality.
During the term that began last October, the court made headlines with decisions on issues ranging from gene patenting to drug-sniffing dogs. But it was the final week that updated the story line of the Roberts Court—a divided group of justices that takes on society's biggest issues without hesitation, even if the resulting opinions are sometimes fractious and fractured.
