'If You Can Keep It': The Stakes Of The State Supreme Court Elections

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🗓️ 30 September 2024

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In this "If You Can Keep It" discussion, we're turning to some consequential races you might not be keeping front of mind: those concerning state supreme courts. And in 33 states this November, voters will decide their state supreme court's justices.

Make no mistake, these courts are influential, deciding cases related to their respective state constitutions and electoral questions like whether legislative districts are gerrymandered. And they decide cases related to other major issues at stake around the country.

We look at how the races for state supreme courts this year might determine the fates of reproductive access, electoral maps, and more.

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0:16.0	You're listening to the 1A podcast. I'm Jen White and I'm Todd Zwillick.
0:28.0	Each week leading up to November 5th, we're focusing on the stakes of this election for people, our country, and our democracy.
0:35.4	This election year you're probably thinking a lot about the presidential race, but today
0:40.1	in our if you can keep a discussion, we're turning to some consequential races that you might not be keeping at the front of your mind.
0:47.0	These are for state Supreme Courts.
0:50.0	In 33 states this November, voters will decide who sits on their state Supreme Courts.
0:55.5	These courts are influential. They decide cases related to their respective state
1:00.2	constitutions and electoral questions like whether legislative
1:04.0	districts are gerrymandered and they decide cases related to other huge issues at
1:09.0	stake around the country so how might the races for state Supreme Court this year
1:13.6	determine the fate of reproductive access, electoral maps, and a lot more?
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1:30.8	determine who wins the White House, Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin,
1:35.6	Michigan, Arizona, and Pennsylvania.
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