North Carolina Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear its Case on Whether State Courts Can Participate in U.S. House Redistricting

The U.S. Supreme Court has now docketed Moore v Harper, 21-1271. This is the case filed by North Carolina officials over whether Article One of the U.S. Constitution bars state courts from being involved in disputes over U.S. House districts. The state claims that Article One gives all power over federal elections to the state legislature (or to Congress, if Congress wishes to overrule state legislatures). This theory has been rejected in several previous U.S. Supreme Court opinions. Here is the state’s cert petition. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.


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