TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Jun 27, 2023

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts that state courts can act as a check on their legislatures in redistricting and other issues affecting federal elections, reports the Associated Press. The ruling dismissed the “independent state legislature” theory, which would have given state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over federal elections. The ruling also upheld a decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court that struck down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state law.