The Supreme Court has heard arguments for only 10 days so far in its 2022 term, but it already has considered at least four legal battles over racial discrimination — suggesting the justices are grappling with issues about identity and culture like the rest of the country.
Court watchers, though, warn against inferring any pattern among the race and identity cases, saying the justices don’t apply a theme to any particular term.
Instead, the justices focus on parts of the law they think need to be addressed, and it just so happens that a few of the cases already being dealt with this year delve into the race debate, watchers say.