Apply: Methods of Constitutional Interpretation

The Supreme Court hears a case about whether it is legal for a state to require that all businesses close on election day in an effort to increase voter participation. Justice Magri thinks deeply about whether the policy would have a good or bad outcome on both the political and economic future of the nation. He decides that the law would have severe negative consequences on small businesses and is not worth the potential rise in voter participation. He votes in favor of striking down the law.