Supreme Court Schedules Arguments in OxyContin Maker Bankruptcy and Wealth Tax Cases

A month and a half from now, the court will hear high-profile cases that could curb government powers and clarify a sentencing-enhancement law.

“The Guardian” or “Authority of Law" statue by James Earle Frasier in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Sept. 28, 2020. Al Drago/Getty Images

The Supreme Court has scheduled several high-profile cases for oral argument in late November and early December.

One is about a wealth tax on capital gains never received, and another challenges a securities law enforcer’s power to use in-house judges to try accused people.