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In Moore v. Harper,

 

A case testing the Independent Legislature Theory is not based in history and has the chance at subverting our election rights, writes columnist James C. Nelson.

Ten former public officials from Pennsylvania cautioned that candidates who “spread baseless claims” about election fraud will likely “act in bad faith” in future elections. They offered Doug Mastriano as an example.

Critics of North Carolina’s Republican-led General Assembly urge the U.S. Supreme Court to reject lawmakers’ arguments in the Moore v. Harper redistricting case. Those critics predict a ruling in favor of lawmakers would “wreak havoc” on American elections. The nation’s highest court will hear oral arguments on Dec. 7 in Moore v. Harper.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Dec. 7 in Moore v. Harper, the N.C. redistricting case that has attracted national attention. The court announced the hearing date Tuesday. Moore v. Harper could determine what role state courts can play in rejecting congressional election maps drawn by legislatures.

Every year, the first Monday in October ushers in a new Supreme Court Term. Hot off the heels of a 2021-2022 term that saw its share of blockbuster rulings, the Court is again poised to tackle controversial cases.

Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias, one of the top attorneys in the nation pushing back against GOP redistricting and voting policy, could see his efforts stifled if the Supreme Court rules against him in an upcoming court case, according to the conservative-leaning Honest Elections Project.

A case that may be reviewed this year could dramatically reduce oversight of state election processes, enabling gerrymandering, voter suppression, and electoral fraud.

On voting issues, redistricting, voting rights, early vote. thats too say that state supreme courts have to stay out. they cannot weigh in and supporters of this theory are looking at the u.s. constitution and the elections clause which says the times, places and manners of holding elections for senators must be prescribed in each state by the legislature. supporters of voting rights are saying thats no way to read the election clause. state supreme courts have always been able to weigh in, to s...