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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that judges do have the power to override state legislatures when it comes to how federal elections are carried out. At issue in Moore v. Harper was a constitutional dispute over the power of a state courts to regulate federal elections – in this case, gerrymandered redistricting maps. Some state lawmakers were seeking a favorable interpretation of the"independent state legislature" theory, asking for near-total control over regulation of federal elections for president and members of Congress. state court threw out GOP-drawn congressional maps first submitted in November 2021.
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Timothy Moore gives speech alongside General Assembly members. The maps were deemed unconstitutional by a majority Democrat State Supreme Court, with the GOP maps seemingly giving the Republican-led legislature an advantage in the state's 14 congressional districts.
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