By STEPHANIE CONDON / CBS NEWS
The Supreme Court has about a month left to hand down 26 rulings from this term, including four broaching the contentious issues of race and marriage equality.
The court’s most hotly-debated and complicated rulings always come down at the end of its term, which comes to a close in late June. This year, the final rulings are almost sure to be two cases hitting on the issue of same-sex marriage. Two other cases that will be decided this month address affirmative action and the historic Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court is slated to issue rulings every Monday this month, but given the number of cases left, it’s likely to add days to the calendar on which it will give orders. Here’s a look at the four big cases soon to be decided:
Affirmative action
As early as next Monday, the Supreme Court will issue a ruling that could potentially change the way schools across the nation talk about race.
Back on October 10, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, which asks the court to rule on whether the university’s consideration of race in admissions is constitutional.
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