Transgender rights, the regulation of “ghost guns” and the death penalty highlight the Supreme Court’s election-season term that begins Monday.

The Supreme Court could play a critical role in how some 2024 presidential ballots are cast and counted and, potentially, how contested election results are certified.

The US Supreme Court opens its new term under the shadow of a presidential election that threatens to create fresh strains at a court already deeply enmeshed in the nation’s political divisions.