Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. After presiding over a late night impeachment proceeding, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. is set to return to the high court bench to preside over arguments in the term’s major religion case. We take a brief look at those arguments. Plus: Justice Breyer has some thoughts after the court turned down a grand-jury secrecy case, and the lawyers in the CFPB dispute, involving separation of powers, are trying to sort out separation of argument issues as the case approaches its March hearing.

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