The nation's highest court should decide two major cases on Monday.

The first is Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer, where the Court will decide whether Blaine Amendments — constitutional provisions in some states that bar churches and faith-based organizations from receiving any taxpayer money, including for secular programs like children's playground programs — violate the First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause.

Another case that will be addressed is Hernandez v. Mesa, in which U.S. agents shot a Mexican national in a group of assailants on the Mexican side of the border. Agents said the assailants were throwing dangerous rocks at the agents. The issue is whether the slain foreigner's family can sue the federal agents for a Fourth Amendment violation.

A final word is also expected on whether the Court will take several major cases for next year.