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HAPPENING SOON: SCOTUS will hear arguments in a case that could end one of the last safeguards against racial gerrymanders, and lock in GOP control of the U.S. House for generations to come. We’ll be providing real-time court updates at the blog below👇

9:50 AM ET: Democracy Docket is on the ground at the Supreme Court this morning, where they’re covering a rally hosted by LDF, ACLU and ACLU of LA. Hundreds have turned out, and the energy is very lively.

10:00 AM ET: We’re minutes away from oral arguments kicking off. Democracy Docket’s Managing Editor Zachary Roth says, “Callais presents a huge threat to minority voting power, and that matters regardless of partisanship. But it also presents a huge threat...to any notion of fair elections.”

10:10 AM ET: Thomas opens questioning of Janai Nelson, the lawyer defending the map. The new map was drawn after a court ruled LA's old map would likely violate the VRA in a PI hearing. Thomas suggests he might just rule that the map can't be redrawn on a PI and ignore the question here entirely.