United States elections clauseredistrictingseparation of powers

Moore v Harper

600 U.S. 1 (2023)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2023

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Elections Clause of Article I, §4 does not vest state legislatures with exclusive and independent authority over federal election regulations free of state-court review; the 'independent state legislature' theory is rejected, and state legislatures remain bound by state constitutions and subject to state judicial review.

Area of Law

constitutional

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