a texan named sue evenwell is suing the government to define districts not by the number of people, but number of citizens eligible to vote. a change like that could upend centuries of tradition and change the make-up of legislatures, which person, whose vote. it's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. apportionment - deciding what seats for elected office go where and in what number is part of the upper game of pol tick, the machinery that takes a back street to party label and political personalities. we long a portioned seats in relation to a people and a place. what if we base the number of seats given to a state and the bound ris of distributes not on human being present, but the eligible voters that live there. the supreme court agreed to hear a case that has practical implications and philosophical ones. who is worthy of representation in congress. al jazeera's lisa stark joins me now, and has been covering the journey to the high court of evenwell versus abbott. great to have you back. >> nice to be here. this is a case that could have huge implications