The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear several new cases in its upcoming term, including a class action lawsuit against GEO Group Inc., a private prison operator, over allegations that immigration detainees at the Aurora Immigration Processing Center in Colorado were forced to work and paid $1 a day. The GEO Group faces forced labor allegations and contends that, as a government contractor managing 77,000 beds at 98 facilities, it should be immune from such lawsuits. Attorneys for the detainees argue the pay was unjustifiably low and not required by contract. Lower courts allowed the lawsuit to proceed, and the Supreme Court will now consider whether GEO Group can immediately appeal the denial of its immunity claim. Similar lawsuits have resulted in a $23 million verdict against GEO Group in Washington state. In a separate case, the Supreme Court will review a lawsuit filed by a U.S. Army veteran against defense contractor Fluor Corp. The suit concerns injuries sustained in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan and follows a divided Fourth Circuit decision that dismissed the former Army specialist's claims. The Supreme Court is entering the final month of its current term, with more than 30 decisions expected by early July. Among the pending cases are those involving religious freedom, including the unresolved case of St. Isidore Catholic Virtual School in Oklahoma, which was blocked by a 4-4 deadlock after Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself.