Moore v. Harper Oral Argument
2022-12-07T21:59:51-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMjIzXC8wMDFcLzE2NzA0MjU2NDVfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Moore v. Harper, a case on North Carolina’s congressional districts map and whether state courts can rule on maps that govern federal elections. North Carolina’s 2021 congressional map was approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature. Lawsuits were filed, challenging it on the basis of gerrymandering in favor of the GOP, which is prohibited in North Carolina. The state Supreme Court agreed and blocked its use in the 2022 midterm elections. A new map was eventually completed by court-appointed experts and used in the elections, but Republican legislative leaders appealed to the nation’s highest court. The case hinges on the so-called independent state legislature theory--the idea that the U.S. Constitution allows states' lawmakers to regulate federal elections without checks and balances from other government entities
The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Moore v. Harper, a case on North Carolina’s congressional districts map and whether state courts can rule on… read more
The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Moore v. Harper, a case on North Carolina’s congressional districts map and whether state courts can rule on maps that govern federal elections. North Carolina’s 2021 congressional map was approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature. Lawsuits were filed, challenging it on the basis of gerrymandering in favor of the GOP, which is prohibited in North Carolina. The state Supreme Court agreed and blocked its use in the 2022 midterm elections. A new map was eventually completed by court-appointed experts and used in the elections, but Republican legislative leaders appealed to the nation’s highest court. The case hinges on the so-called independent state legislature theory--the idea that the U.S. Constitution allows states' lawmakers to regulate federal elections without checks and balances from other government entities close
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- Samuel A. Alito Jr. Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
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