<b>Police officers outside the US Supreme Court as it begins its 2024 fall term</b><br>
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The US Supreme Court began its new term on Monday with gun regulation, transgender rights and online porn on a docket that risks being gate-crashed by the presidential election.<br>
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David Cole, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which frequently brings cases before the highest court, said he expects "a much quieter term than we've had in the last couple of years."