This article presents the Supreme Court's preview. As the 2005 term neared its June 30 end date, the Supreme Court, still adjusting to its first membership change in 11 years, had yet to decide dozens of cases that had defied quick resolution throughout the term. But with the last-minute release of seriously fractured decisions in many of the most-watched cases at the end of June, it became clear that the new Court could be as divided as the old. Furthermore, the author states that Court began the 2006 term on October 2 with 29 new cases in its inbox--eight fewer than had been accepted for review by this time last year, and only about a third of the total cases will likely end up agreeing to review before the 2006 term ends in June 2007. Included in this initial batch of "cert granteds" are some genuinely big issues: abortion, environmental law, punitive damages, and the use of race when assigning students to public schools. Thus, the author states that before looking ahead to the new term, the decisions in a couple of last term's cases are worth a second look. (Contains 1 note.)