What the Supreme Court’s rejection of ‘independent state legislature theory’ means
The 2023 U.S. Supreme Court case brought a fringe legal theory, the 'independent state legislature theory,' before the nation's highest court.
Moore v. Harper
Supreme Court rejects ‘independent state legislature’ theory, which would have transformed American elections
For months, legislators, legal scholars and people simply interested in democracy and elections were fixated on a case before the Supreme Court, Moore v. Harper. Those following the case, which asked the justices to rule on the “independent state legislature…