ANSWER: Summary judgment occurs when a judge decides a specific issue, sometimes the entire case, and that decision does not require a full trial. It is a decision made by a judge that is based on sworn statements and evidence without going to trial. It is a final decision by a judge designed to resolve a lawsuit before trial.

The case that would have determined whether one of the state's two majority-Black congressional districts was a racial gerrymander has been tabled by the U.S. Supreme Court.