Supreme Court of the United States
In a dispute over North Carolina's congressional map, Republicans say state courts shouldn't be allowed to step in and change election rules approved by lawmakers. Others say that theory goes too far.
- One advocate opposed to North Carolina lawmakers described their theory as a "road to tyranny."
- But conservatives say state courts are too often stepping in to perform "judicial lawmaking."
- A decision in the case, Moore v. Harper, is expected by June.
WASHINGTON – A month after millions of Americans cast their vote in midterm elections that were mostly free from glitches, the Supreme Court will wrestle with a case Wednesday that some advocates – liberal and conservative alike – fear could upend how federal elections are run.
From the hours that polling locations remain open to voter ID requirements to the way lawmakers divvy up neighborhoods into congressional districts every decade, the court's decision could give legislatures in each state far more power to set the rules for federal elections by removing the ability of state courts to review and strike their laws down.
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