The marble statue depicting ÒThe Contemplation of JusticeÓ is visible outside the Supreme Court in Washington. President Donald Trump's policies will have an even more central role in the Supreme Court term that begins on Monday. (New York Times)

When the nine justices of the Supreme Court return to their raised mahogany bench each year on the first Monday of October, it typically marks the end of a three-month stretch of rest and reflection.

But this summer’s traditional recess was anything but a cooling-off period.

Instead, the justices churned through emergency requests from the Trump administration that sharply divided the court along ideological lines, in a reflection of how much President Donald Trump ’s agenda has consumed their calendar.

The president’s policies will have an

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