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Last month, we previewed what looked to be a momentous term for the Supreme Court, highlighting three cases in particular. Recently, the Court granted permission for the Solicitor General to participate in oral argument in two of those cases: the whistleblower case Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, and the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) case Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees’ Retirement Fund.

Massive corporate scandals have become all too familiar in America’s finance industry. Wells Fargo and Equifax offer two prominent examples that are still seared in our collective memories.

The kids are back in school and the Supreme Court is back in session. When Justice Ginsburg described the fall term as momentous, she was most likely referring to the blockbuster cases that will shape American life from the ballot box to the bake shop. The Court will hear argument on political gerrymandering, workers’ rights, digital privacy, and whether a cakemaker can legally refuse to serve gay couples in the name of religious freedom.

You can take the kid out of the Bronx, but you can’t take the Bronx out of the kid. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor made headlines recently when she attended a Red Sox/Yankees game to support her beloved Yankees and their breakout star, Aaron Judge.