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The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in the case of Evenwel v. Abbott, in which the appellants, Sue Evenwel et al., challenged the constitutionality of Texas's legislative districts, arguing that the one-person, one-vote rule should be based on eligible voters rather than total population. The appellants' attorney, William S. Consovoy, argued that the Court's previous decisions, including Gray, Wesberry, and Reynolds, have always focused on vote dilution and that the districts at issue had deviations of nearly 50 percent in eligible voters. Justice Ginsburg questioned Consovoy about the Court's previous statements that the principle is equal representation of the population, and Consovoy responded that the phrase "equal representation for equal numbers of people" originated in Wesberry and was later clarified to prioritize protection of voters. Consovoy also argued that the use of population as a standard is not settled law and that the Court has reserved judgment on the issue in previous cases, such as Burns.