Updated: In Ruling with Major Political Implications that Potentially Moots U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Moore v. Harper Independent State Legislature Case, North Carolina Supreme Court, on 5-2 Partisan Vote, Holds Partisan Gerrymandering Claims Cannot Be Brought Under State Constitution

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[This post has been updated] In a 5-2 decision along partisan lines, the North Carolina Supreme Court held that it cannot consider partisan gerrymandering claims under the state constitution. This ruling overturns an earlier ruling of the state supreme… Continue reading

“Counting Electoral Votes: How the Constitution Empowers Congress—and Not the Vice President—to Resolve Electoral Disputes”

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New report from Joseph Bessette and Gary Schmitt at AEI. Highlights: The vice president does not have “plenary” authority under the Constitution to settle disputes over Electoral College votes. Analysis of the Constitution’s history, text, and underlying principles, along with… Continue reading

11th Circuit, on 2-1 Vote Reverses District Court Order Putting Florida Back Under Federal Voting Supervision Based on Racially Discriminatory Intent; Appeals Court Also Rejects Challenge to Elimination of Ballot Drop Boxes, Most Other Challenged Florida Provisions

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You can find the decision authored by Judge William Pryor, and a one-paragraph dissent from Judge Jill Pryor, at this link. (The very short dissent is quite curious.) From the majority opinion: This appeal involves four recently enacted provisions… Continue reading