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Supreme Court Considers State Lawmakers’ Authority over Voting Rules | PBS Newshour

On December 7, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could have far-reaching effects and dramatically reshape the country’s elections. It involves whether state lawmakers have absolute authority to shape election districts and hinges on interpretations of wording in the Constitution. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Review and Nate Persily of Stanford University join John Yang to discuss.

Watch the video above to learn more, and then answer the discussion questions in the upper-right corner of this page.

This lesson was originally posted here on PBS NewsHour Classroom on December 8, 2022. Check out more resources at NewsHour Classroom.

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