Moore v. Harper

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the blockbuster case of Moore v. Harper. At the center of this democracy-related case is a lawless theory, which, if adopted, could hand partisan state legislators potentially limitless power to manipulate rules for federal elections and draw unfair congressional maps. This independent state legislature (ISL) theory, which even many conservative experts deem meritless, could undermine free and fair elections and threaten a giant step backward for a truly representative democracy.

The U.S. Supreme Court is pictured at sunset on January 27, 2022.
The U.S. Supreme Court is pictured at sunset on January 27, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Getty/The Washington Post/Jabin Botsford)

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