st. matthematthew s cathedral in washington. that means they are officially back at work tomorrow.issues the court could tackle, voter id laws ahead of the november election, you can also see rulings on gay marriage and affirmative action involving the university of texas. cnn's joe johns looks at how the divisions within the court could play out in this session. >>> fred at the beginning of new session, the supreme court is going to be closely watched for signs of train between the uses or anything else that suggests things may have changed since the health care ruling, which arguably was is biggest opinion by the court since bush versus gore more than a decade ago. right after the supreme court's health care decision in june, chief justice john roberts joked to colleagues that he would find an island fortress to escape the political heat. here's how justice ruth bator gingsberg describes the spring. >> the justices are moving from the freeying pan right into the fire. across the board, probably the biggest term in at least a decade. >> reporter: cases involving the con sensuous i