The North Carolina Partisan Gerrymander Case and the Ahistorical "Independent State Legislature" (ISL) Theory: Part One in a Series | Vikram David Amar | Verdict
In this first of a series of columns, Illinois Law dean and professor Vikram David Amar explains why we should be alarmed at a request by North Carolina Republicans for relief at the U.S. Supreme Court in a partisan gerrymander case. Dean Amar argues that the theory invoked in that case, known as the “Independent State Legislature” doctrine, is not just lawless but law-defying.
Source: justia.com
