greg only described as a profound sense of pride. they steroid me as if to say, look at what we've done! >> a historic moment, as justice ketanji brown jacksonto proceed on the supreme court on friday. the court's new term starts tomorrow, and this term to be more consequential than the last, with the court poised to your cases on voting. how states can decide elections, affirmative action, gay rights, and more. this is all against the backdrop of a court crisis marked by inviting, polarization, and record low public confidence. our legal panel is joining me now to discuss. maya wylie is a civil rights attorney and former u.s. assistant attorney, and mark joseph stern as a senior writer at slate. welcome to you both. i want to talk about some of the most consequential cases. i want to start with merrill v. milligan. i want to start with a case that has a redistricting map by -- its slash majority black congressional districts in the state from 2 to 1. plaintiffs say that this violated section two of the voting rights act, which prohibits voting practices the description nate on the basis of race. the lower court agreed. but earlier this year