Stay updated with breaking news from Thomas Wolf. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
In Moore v. Harper, North Carolina Republicans argue that it was and is unconstitutional for state courts to review redistricting maps produced by the General Assembly—even if those maps violate other constitutional protections.
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) - The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will hear a case this fall that could upend state election laws across the country. Moore v. Harper focuses on a new North Carolina voting map created by court-appointed experts after earlier maps proposed by the Republican-led state legislature were struck down. The North Carolina Supreme Court in February ruled that the maps offered by the state general assembly were partisan gerrymanders, violating free speech, free assembly and equal protection provisions of the state constitution. But the state legislature a...
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will hear a North Carolina redistricting case that one prominent constitutional scholar described to the New York Times as “an 800-pound gorilla brooding in the background of election law cases working their way up from state courts.”
The Supreme Court will hear a North Carolina redistricting case that involves the so-called independent state legislature doctrine.
(WASHINGTON) - The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will hear a case this fall that could upend state election laws across the country. Moore v. Harper focus