Moore v. Harper

2023 - 6 - 27

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Democracy Docket"

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Independent State Legislature Theory ... (Democracy Docket)

On Tuesday, June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in the landmark case Moore v. Harper, with a majority of the Court ruling to reject the ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "WABC-TV"

Supreme Court rejects broad state legislature power over federal ... (WABC-TV)

The Supreme Court ruled that North Carolina did not overstep in striking down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under law.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "NC DOJ"

Attorney General Josh Stein Statement on Moore v. Harper - NCDOJ (NC DOJ)

In Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court rejected the radical independent state legislature theory and reaffirmed the most central principle of our democracy: that ...

Moore v. Harper: Supreme Court Rejects Independent State ... (Cato Institute)

State legislatures, like other actors in our system of government, are creatures of constitutional law. They are ordinarily subject not only to the federal ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Salon"

Moore v. Harper: Law professors warn SCOTUS just set itself up to ... (Salon)

Big win for democracy leaves "just enough room for a bit of mischief in the future," law professor says.

In Moore v. Harper Case, U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Accountability (Union of Concerned Scientists)

This decision averts a serious threat to democracy, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). Below is a statement by Dr. Jennifer Jones, director ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Axios"

What the Moore v. Harper decision means for North Carolina elections (Axios)

North Carolina Republicans, who have been on a winning streak since seizing a majority on the state Supreme Court and a supermajority in the legislature, ...

Explore the last week