Moore v. Harper Archives | Page 2 of 4 | American Democracy Minute

Is the U.S. Supreme Court Where Challenges to Racial Gerrymandering Go to Die?

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

Is the U.S. Supreme Court where challenges to racial gerrymandering go to die? In two months, the court refused Congressional racial gerrymandering cases from Kansas and Mississippi, and we await decisions in Alabama & North Carolina cases. Nothing less than the voting power of Black Americans is at stake.

Development in the Blockbuster Moore v. Harper Independent State Legislature Case Could Signal Its End

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023

There’s a development in the pending blockbuster Moore v. Harper “Independent State Legislature” case in the U.S. Supreme Court, which has the court asking for additional information and COULD signal an end to the case without a decision.

Democracy News Updates from New Hampshire, Wisconsin & North Carolina

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

We’re updating breaking Democracy stories we’ve covered recently, ranging from Voter-Owned Elections in New Hampshire, to the Supreme Court elections in Wisconsin and the Moore v. Harper case in North Carolina.

The Outcome of Reheard NC Case May Make the Scary Moore v. Harper Case Moot. Is that a Good Thing?

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023

We reported that the new majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court questionably agreed to rehear two cases, one of which later became Moore v. Harper, the most important Democracy case in decades. For better or worse, what the North Carolina court decides may impact all U.S. voters.

North Carolina Supreme Court to Rehear Gerrymandering & Voter ID Cases Previously Struck Down

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023

We have major developments in North Carolina today, where a power shift in the North Carolina Supreme Court may mean a return to gerrymandered maps and a strict voter ID requirement. It could also impact Moore v. Harper, the scary “independent state legislature” case in the U.S. Supreme Court.