 That ruling applies only to seven states in the Midwest and South. Kareem Creighton of the Brennan Center for Justice says if the Supreme Court were to apply a similar ruling across the country through another case, you're going to see fewer and fewer of these cases come up, which doesn't mean that there are fewer problems out there. That just means that there are more problems that won't get a remedy. And that's bad for democracy. A similar lawsuit is underway in North Dakota. Hansi LeWong, NPR News. You're listening to NPR News.