President Donald Trump is expected to announce his Supreme Court pick on Tuesday evening.

“I have made my decision on who I will nominate for The United States Supreme Court. It will be announced live on Tuesday at 8:00 P.M. (W.H.),” Trump teased on Twitter Monday morning.

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Whoever that pick turns out to be, he or she will likely end up ruling on some of the most consequential constitutional debates of the modern era.

Gun Control
The gun control debate is almost certain to find its way back in front of the Supreme Court during Trump’s first term, and arguably is the area in which a new conservative justice would have the greatest impact.

A number of crucial components of the gun control question could be debated by the court, and its decision is sure to have long-reaching consequences for Americans.

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The legality of state-wide “assault weapon” bans — whether or not semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 are protected by the Second Amendment — is a likely question a new justice will have a hand in answering.

Opponents of AR-15s and similar firearms contend that the Heller decision which affirmed the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense also provides the ability to outlaw certain firearms.

“We think that limitation is fairly supported by the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of ‘dangerous and unusual weapons,'” read the original Heller ruling. Liberals maintain AR-15s are “dangerous and unusual.”

The Connecticut Citizens’ Defense League petitioned the Supreme Court in 2016 to review the 2nd Circuit Court’s ruling upholding Connecticut’s “assault weapon” ban. If the court eventually takes that case or one like it, a conservative court could relegate “assault weapon” bans to the dustbin of history.

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Another question likely to arise in the Supreme Court soon is whether or not states can impose draconian safety standards on firearms manufacturers. A lawsuit between gunmakers and the state of California over the state’s mandate that required all new handguns in the state to have technology that would “microstamp” shell casings is currently held up in the 9th Circuit.

No matter what the lower court ruling, it’s likely the issue will end up in the Supreme Court. It is also possible that a case concerning bearing arms in public will also end up in front of the Supreme Court, especially if Trump tries to carry out some sort of federal gun license reciprocity.

Immigration Enforcement
Trump’s plan to secure the southern border and return national sovereignty to Americans is already facing fierce resistance from the radical Left. If Trump’s immigration policies end up being challenged in the Supreme Court, another conservative justice on the court increases the likelihood that Trump’s efforts, already regarded as rooted in law, are protected.

Indeed, some cases currently scheduled to go before the court could have implications for the Trump administration’s efforts to successfully deport illegal aliens. Hernández v. Mesa, currently scheduled to be heard on Feb. 21, could end up implicitly extending U.S. constitutional rights to non-U.S. citizens.

Environmental Over-Regulation
While Trump is certain to reign in an Environmental Protection Agency that under former President Obama grew into a radical activist entity, the Supreme Court will still play a role in addressing Obama-era environmental regulations. National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense, currently in the Supreme Court’s docket, will examine parts of the Clean Water Act.

The Transgender Debate
Trump’s Supreme Court pick could also play an important role in determining the degree to which public schools embrace the transgender craze. The Supreme Court’s decision on Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. — which, given arguments have yet to even be scheduled, will presumably be made with Trump’s pick on the bench.

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The case could reverse the Obama Justice Department’s ruling that public schools must entertain their transgendered students’ self-identities.

Those who brought the case forward argue that when Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (which permits “separate toilet, locker rooms, and shower facilities on the basis of sex”), the meanings of “sex” and “gender” were absolute and corresponded solely to one’s physical sex at birth, and that the lower court erred in deferring to the Obama administration’s interpretation of the law.