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Another View: Supreme Court right to reject radical independent state legislature theory

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion July 03, 2023

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With the 2024 election campaign already underway, the U.S. Supreme Court last week wisely a pernicious legal theory that could have made it even easier for partisan majorities in state legislatures to achieve an unfair advantage in congressional elections. The 6-3 decision in a case from North Carolina dealt a serious blow to the so-called independent state legislature doctrine, under which state supreme courts would be powerless to review... + full article



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