The Supreme Court has some big decisions to make that could affect American democracy for the next decade and beyond.
Supreme Court faces 12 decisions this week, including census citizenship question and partisan gerrymanderingWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has some big decisions to make in the next few days that could affect American democracy for the next decade and beyond.
Tops on the list are two major cases with huge political implications. The court must decide whether to let the Trump administration ask about citizenship in the 2020 census, and whether to uphold or strike down congressional district maps in North Carolina and Maryland that were drawn for partisan gain.
If either the North Carolina or Maryland maps are declared unconstitutional, it would mark the first time the Supreme Court has struck down a state's redistricting work for partisan, rather than racial, reasons. That could affect other states as well, including Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin.
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