Supreme Court says state courts can review election law, rejects independent state legislator theory
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(Worthy News) – The Supreme Court rejected the independent state legislature theory in a ruling Tuesday, deciding that courts do have a role to play in refereeing how elections are conducted.
In a 6-3 decision, the justices shot down Republican lawmakers’ theory that the U.S. Constitution invested final say over election rules with “the legislature” of each state and that state courts must butt out.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, said courts have claimed the power to check other branches of government, including election operations, since the country’s founding. Because elections are conducted under the federal and state constitutions, state courts have a say, he said. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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