The final presidential debate for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump began on a frosty note as the candidates again abandoned the tradition of shaking hands at the outset.
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There have been moments of serious clashes, including over Trump's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Republican nominee's immigration positions.
"We have some bad hombres here, and we're gonna get them out," Trump said.
But overall, the first part of the debate was dominated with exchanges over substantive policy issues, harkening back to previous election cycles that lacked the bitter personal battles of 2016.
Clinton said the Supreme Court should "stand on the side of the American people, not on the side of powerful corporations and the wealthy."
Trump said that the Supreme Court is "what it is all about" and rebuked liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for criticizing him before later apologizing. He warned that if Clinton were President, she would gut Americans' right to bear arms.
Clinton denied that she opposes the Second Amendment but called for legislation that included comprehensive background checks and efforts to close the so-called gunshow loophole.
The candidates also clashed over abortion rights, with Clinton insisting she would defend Planned Parenthood and the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.
Trump hit back saying she would allow late-term abortions. "You can take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb in the ninth month," Trump said.
Clinton accused Trump of adopting "scare rhetoric" on the issue.
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