Two Republican activists want the minority-majority subdistricts reversed, while the state wants the subdistricts upheld but without race-based justifications.
On March 5, the Republican frontrunner is poised to sweep up victories across 15 state primary contests and come within striking distance of the nomination.
The late senator, his wife, and their two young sons were returning from a family visit but their single-engine Piper plane crashed shortly after take off.