Welcome to this edition of the Supreme Court Brief.

The justices of the Supreme Court, rested from their holiday break, returned to the bench Monday to begin their November-December argument session, which will feature just seven hearings across six argument days. 

On Monday morning, the court heard a pair of consolidated cases dealing with a sentencing enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act. I wrote about the hearing, and the fissures it exposed among the justices, here.