SCOTUS rules states can't interfere in election results

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Supreme Court rejects controversial Trump-backed election law theory

 

CNN —  The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the North Carolina Supreme Court did not violate the elections clause of the US Constitution when it invalidated the state’s 2022 congressional map, rejecting a broad version of a controversial legal Independent State Legislature theory pushed by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 6-3 opinion.

The case had captured the nation’s attention because Republican lawmakers in North Carolina were asking the justices to adopt a long-dormant legal theory and hold that state courts and other state entities have a limited role in reviewing election rules established by state legislatures when it comes to federal elections.

“State courts retain the authority to apply state constitutional restraints when legislatures act under the power conferred upon them by the Elections Clause,” Roberts wrote.

The court allowed that federal courts can have some role supervising state courts in certain circumstances, with Roberts writing that “state courts do not have free rein.”

“Federal courts,” Roberts said, “must not abandon their duty to exercise judicial review.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/27/politics/supreme-court-election-clause-case/index.html

 

A major W for democracy 

[Aston Martin]

The fact that this was even up for debate  

 

This country

[Domination]

 

 

But also these recent 6-3 rulings are making me hopeful that SCOTUS will rule in favor of student loan forgiveness.

[getBusy]

Of course Thomas dissented 

[Sannie]

Oh, my God. This is major. This was the big one so many of us were scared of because it would allow state legislatures to basically be like, "We do not care who won the popular vote in our state, we are giving our electoral college votes to the person we like most". The GOP was banking on this.

 

Barrett and Kavanaugh are turning out not to be as horrific as we initially imagined. Alito and Thomas continue to be stains on the court.

[FameFatale]

Coney-Barrett and Kavanaugh coming through with the majority this session is wild to me

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1 hour ago, FameFatale said:

Coney-Barrett and Kavanaugh coming through with the majority this session is wild to me

now I'm actually wondering what's wrong with them, ngl this is a wild timeline. 

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[ArtForFreedom]

1 hour ago, FameFatale said:

Coney-Barrett and Kavanaugh coming through with the majority this session is wild to me

Methinks they know their time is limited when all this Trump stuff is done

[Bears01]

1 hour ago, Sannie said:

Oh, my God. This is major. This was the big one so many of us were scared of because it would allow state legislatures to basically be like, "We do not care who won the popular vote in our state, we are giving our electoral college votes to the person we like most". The GOP was banking on this.

 

Barrett and Kavanaugh are turning out not to be as horrific as we initially imagined. Alito and Thomas continue to be stains on the court.

Kavanaugh has been the least worst conservative Justice outside of Roberts, but ACB has still been awful

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2 hours ago, getBusy said:

Of course Thomas dissented 

The fact that he is even still on the bench and hasn't been impeached with all the conflicts of interest he's involved in is so wild to me

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I'm stunned 

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They were interfering before? 

[Bears01]

1 hour ago, magazine said:

They were interfering before? 

No. Hence the point of this lawsuit to try and attempt it to be possible 

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Poor republicans