Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.

The justices began their new term with a landmark dispute over whether local governments can hold oil companies liable for damages from climate change.

The Supreme Court is starting its new term already mired in election disputes. Our reporter Ann E. Marimow explains why the court is likely to get pulled into even more of these cases.

Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.

The justice, the second oldest on the court at 76, told CBS News that he decided against stepping down last term. He could face pressure should Democrats win the Senate in November.