The U.S. Supreme Court new term begins Monday, and the court is set to hear arguments on whether laws in Louisiana and Oregon that allow for split verdicts in felony cases are constitutional. It will mark the first time the court considers the question since it narrowly ruled in 1972's Apodaca v. Oregon decision that non-unanimous verdicts were permissible in state but not federal courts. In this Feb. 13, 2016, file photo, people stand on the steps of the Supreme Court at sunset in Washington.