Supreme Court Rejects GOP Case in North Carolina

North Carolina June 28, 2023: The Supreme Court rejected an interpretation of the controversial Independent State Legislature theory put forth by supporters of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 6-3 ruling.

Republicans in North Carolina were asking the justices to uphold 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, which attracted national attention to the case.

Rejecting a contentious election theory, the US Supreme Court determined that the North Carolina high court was within its rights to invalidate the state's congressional district lines for 2022.

The following is a press release from Thursday by North Carolina's Governor Roy Cooper's Office

Governor Cooper's Statement on Supreme Court Rejection of NC Republicans' Fringe Election Theory
Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Moore v. Harper case, rejecting NC Republicans' fringe election theory:

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Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Moore v. Harper case, rejecting NC Republicans' fringe election theory:

"This is a good decision that curbs some of the power of Republican state legislatures and affirms the importance of checks and balances. But Republican legislators in North Carolina and across the country remain a very real threat to democracy as they continue to pass laws to manipulate elections for partisan gain by interfering with the freedom to vote."

In December 2022, Governor Cooper issued a New York Times op-ed on the dangers of the independent state legislature theory.

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