As the U.S. Supreme Court heads into its final two argument sessions of the year, the justices have at least two potentially major cases with unsettled backgrounds that could derail when and how the court issues any final rulings.

The term’s biggest environmental challenge—County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund—has been wrought with a series of twists and turns in recent weeks over whether the dispute has been, or will be, resolved before the justices hear arguments next week. A new lawsuit was filed in Hawaii state court this week over who has authority to enforce a presumptive settlement that would end the litigation.

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