FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building at sunset in Washington, U.S. November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday grilled a lawyer for President Donald Trump's administration over its plan to exclude illegal immigrants from the population totals used to allocate congressional districts to states, a facet of Trump's hardline immigration policies being pursued in his final weeks in office.
The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority including three justices appointed by Trump, was hearing a scheduled 80-minute argument by teleconference. The justices are due to decide the case on a expedited basis, with a ruling expected before the end of the year. That would make it difficult for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, set to take office on Jan. 20, to revisit Trump's plan if it is upheld.
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