My colleagues in the press room with agree it seems like there is one of these Homer Simpson signs. It has been x number of hours since the with a going to sister marilyn. Heard insummer she world argument in october. She said it was probably the most important case the Supreme Court was going to decide this term. Cannot Election Officials in maryland. Who better to discuss redistricting men small paul smith . Exactly why the case was taken. I think it was a big surprise. All merely going along thinking we cant. January february committee will get a new map. Come december, they take an entirely new case out of maryland. The surprise was they didnt have to do that. They could have done what they normally do when they have a case, and hold the second case and remanded later on or decide what the appropriate disposition would be. But they didnt. This case has been to the Supreme Court twice because it was up before under the name of shapiro versus mcmanus on the technical issue over wheth
He is Supreme Court correspondent for tomple son reuters. Guest good morning. Host the recent piece. What are you saying here . Guest this is the first Supreme Court term since the the first full term since the administration came in, in january. So theyve had some time to adjust their legal positions in some of these big cases that hang towards the court, including one of the cases being argued today, the very first case of the term, a big employment case where the Obama Administration had sided with employees and the Trump Administration has now switched its position and is supporting the employers. Host tell us more. Implingts this is a case whether guest this is a case whether workers can group together to file class claims against their employer through oshtration agreements they have to sign when they become employees. This has big rep cushions for workers because if companies are allowed to prevent them from making these claims, it would make it hard erd for workers to bring the
Administration had sided with employees and the Trump Administration has now switched its position and is supporting the employers. Host tell us more. Implingts this is a case whether guest this is a case whether workers can group together to file class claims against their employer through oshtration agreements they have to sign when they become employees. This has big rep cushions for workers because if companies are allowed to prevent them from making these claims, it would make it hard erd for workers to bring these claims. And with the court being a conservative majority, people believe the court may decide to support the companies and the Trump Administrations change now supporting the companies could help with that. Host thats just to get us started. How many cases will the court take up this term . Guest they usually take up about 70 cases. They havent take b them all up yet but they have taken up some big ones they will be hearing. Host the number nine, theyre back to nine jus
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U. S. Supreme court where today is the first day of the new Supreme Court term. And lawrence hurly is here at our table to tell us about it. He is Supreme Court correspondent for tomple son reuters. Guest good morning. Host the recent piece. What are you saying here . Guest this is the first Supreme Court term since the the first full term since the administration came in, in january. So theyve had some time to adjust their legal positions in some of these big cases that hang towards the court, including one of the cases being argued today, the very first case of the term, a big employment case where the Obama Administration had sided with employees and the Trump Administration has now switched its position and is supporting the employers. Host tell us more. Implingts this is a case whether guest this is a case whether workers can group together to file class claims against their employer through oshtration agreements they have to sign when they become employees. This has big rep cushi