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Supreme Court Rejects Unfettered Power for State Legislatures in Federal Elections, Upholding Key Check on State Laws.

The Supreme Court ruled against Republicans in North Carolina in Moore v. Harper, finding that the Constitution's Elections Clause does not support the independent state legislative theory which would have given state lawmakers unfettered power to set the rules for federal elections in their states. The ruling is a victory for voting rights advocates and reaffirms the role of the courts in ensuring that state legislatures do not pass laws that violate the Constitution.