Description
Politico State Politics Reporter Zach Montellaro talked about the Supreme Court's decision in Moore v. Harper (2023) that rejected the “independent state legislature theory” that impacts redistricting and election laws.
8 minutes
Keywords
- Adjudicate
- Allen V. Milligan (2023)
- Conservative
- Constitution
- Elections Clause
- Gerrymander
- Independent State Legislature Theory
- Judiciary
- Legislature
- Liberal
- Moore V. Harper (2023)
- Partisan
- Redistrict
- Supreme Court
- Voting Rights Act Of 1965
Additional Resources
- Primary Source Current Event Video Analysis Handout - Google Docs
- Video Clip: Independent State Legislature Theory and Moore v. Harper
- Video Clip: 2022 SCOTUS Preview - Moore v. Harper
- Video Clip: Harper v Moore
- Video Clip: Ben Williams on States' Redistricting Efforts
- Bell Ringer: Partisan Gerrymandering and How District Lines are Drawn
- Lesson Plan: 2022-2023 Supreme Court Oral Arguments
- Lesson Plan: The Redistricting Process: How States Draw District Maps
- Lesson Plan: How States Redistrict - The Case of 2022