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What Happens if the SCOTUS Majority Embraces the Independent State Legislature Theory in Moore v. Harper?

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022

December 7, the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Moore vs. Harper, a case testing the “Independent State Legislature” theory. So, what could happen if the majority embraces this theory?

Worried About Your Right to Vote? You Should Be. Dec. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Moore v. Harper

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022

On December 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in what is shaping up to be a landmark case in election law, Moore vs. Harper. On its face it’s about gerrymandering in North Carolina. But its decision may reshape U.S. elections, giving state legislatures ultimate power over election law.

ADM for Oct. 6, 2022: What are the Impacts if the U.S. Supreme Court Majority Embraces the Independent State Legislature Theory?

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

We’ve been spending time this week on the origins & outline of Moore vs. Harper, the important Supreme Court case testing a fringe Constitutional doctrine called the “Independent State Legislature” theory. If embraced by the majority, it could alter American Democracy as we’ve known it for 235 years.

ADM for Oct. 5, 2022: “Independent State Legislature” Case Cites Document that Scholars Say May be Fraudulent

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

Yesterday, we introduced you to a landmark case in election law before the U.S. Supreme Court called Moore vs. Harper, testing the “Independent State Legislature theory. But it’s rooted in the argument of one man, Charles Pinckney, whose document even James Madison thought was sketchy.

ADM for Oct. 4, 2022: The Moore vs. Harper “Independent State Legislature Theory” Case May Have Dramatic Consequences for American Democracy

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in what is shaping up to be a landmark case in election law, Moore vs. Harper. On its face it’s about gerrymandering in North Carolina. But its decision may reshape U.S. elections, giving state legislatures ultimate power over election law.