Potential impact of 'independent state legislature theory' explained - NPR

How federal elections are run across the U.S. could be upended if the Supreme Court adopts even a limited version of a once-fringe idea known as the "independent state legislature theory." ... Read More

U.S. Supreme Court rejects the independent state legislature theory : NPR

As a result, the state court ultimately drew new congressional district lines for the 2020 election, and the GOP-dominated state legislature appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More

'Independent state legislature theory' after Moore v. Harper ruling - NPR

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject the most extreme version of the "independent state legislature theory" is expected to bring some stability to the 2024 elections — and invite more ... Read More

Honest Elections Project backs the independent state legislature theory : NPR

The Honest Elections Project, a group that advocates for more restrictive voting laws, has helped push a legal theory — now at the Supreme Court — that could radically reshape federal elections. Read More

Supreme Court to hear Independent State Legislature Theory case : NPR

The "independent state legislature theory" could give state legislatures independent power to put in place all manner of election rules, without any available review by state courts. Read More

Supreme Court rejects theory giving state legislatures unchecked power over elections : NPR

The Supreme Court ruled that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and states can enforce those provisions. This opinion should safeguard the 2024 election's integrity. Read More

The Supreme Court is weighing a theory that could upend elections. Here's how | NCPR News

How federal elections are run across the U.S. could be upended if the Supreme Court adopts even a limited version of a once-fringe idea known as the "independent state legislature theory." ... Read More

Supreme Court wrestles with ‘independent state legislature’ theory in election case

Republican advocates renewed interest in the independent state legislature theory during the 2020 election, pushing the idea in instances such as when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court allowed three ... Read More

The Supreme Court rejects independent state legislature theory

The Supreme Court rejects independent state legislature theory NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Richard Pildes, professor of constitutional law at New York University, about the Supreme Court's ... Read More

U.S. Supreme Court takes on the independent state legislature theory : NPR

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has agreed to hear a case next term that could upend election laws across the country with the potential endorsement of a fringe legal theory ... Read More

The Supreme Court considers the 'independent state legislature' theory

The Supreme Court considered whether to endorse the "independent state legislature" theory, which could strip state courts of the power to strike down election laws enacted by state legislatures. Read More