As expected, Minnesota House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon appealed to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the high court to declare that Republicans aren’t able to elect a speaker or conduct any other business without 68 members present.

In a petition to the Supreme Court, Democrats in the state House accuse Republicans of acting "unlawfully" when they conducted House business on Tuesday, including electing a speaker, with no DFL members present.

Did Republicans have the power to do House business and elect a Speaker? Was there actually a quorum? “There’s a good chance the Supreme Court is going to strike down what the Republicans have done,” predicts Political Science Professor Larry Jacobs.