One of North Carolina's Congressional mapmakers, former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, spoke with Inside Politics last week about what happened behind closed doors.
Registered Democrats hold a 4-3 advantage on the court, but Republicans would retake the majority with at least one win. The next edition of the Supreme Court could consider a host of divisive issues, including abortion, especially if Republican lawmakers gain veto-proof majorities in Raleigh so that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper can't easily stop laws.