U.S. Supreme Court kicks off new term, with Justice Thomas absent

By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its new nine-month term with a flurry of activity on Monday, hearing arguments in three cases including one involving the insanity defense and rejecting numerous business-related appeals that piled up over the summer. Justice Clarence Thomas, 71, was absent due to illness

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