5 of today’s justices personally & significantly #benefited from the consequences of the ruling, including by accepting jobs or appointments under #Bush’s admin [add Neil #Gorsuch to the above list]. Not only have none of these #conservative jurists expressed remorse about their actions or the decision, w/ #MooreVHarper they have in fact normalized the court’s meddling so that if the opportunity arises, they can do so again.
#law #SCOTUS #ActivistCourt #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024 #landslide
In Aug, #SCOTUS used its #ShadowDocket to allow #Arizona, a key swing state, to require proof of citizenship w/ voter registration forms at the request of the #RNC.
But perhaps least known—& yet, most important—was #MooreVHarper, a 2023 ruling in which the court set the stage for the next #BushVGore scenario by holding that the justices themselves would have THE LAST SAY when it comes to questions over state-level #election rules & disputes.
With its 6-3 ruling in Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court has ruled that the (fringe? debunked?) Independent State Legislature Theory is dead. Eliza Sweren-Becker, Senior Counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, explains how this decision preserves democracy in the United States--at least for now.
#democracy #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #moorevharper #brennancenter #brennancenter4justice #democracynerd
https://democracynerd.us/episode/moore-v-harper-democracy-is-saved-for-now-w-eliza-sweren-becker
Deceit
Delusion
Falsehoods spun, out of reach
Two names, no truth left to speak
Disgraced
#michaelsteele #melissagiragrant #nealkatyal #moorevharper #creativecase #cinquain #poetry
SCOTUS directs Joe Deters to validate Ohio's illegal districts
And before anyone says "but look at the outcome in #MooreVHarper" note - the Court decided the Constitution did not immunize legislatures from their courts. A justice who wants to undo court reform legislation would have no problem squaring that circle.
#LawFedi #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #ConLaw #ConstitutionalLaw #CourtReform #ExpandtheCourt
The odds of a Trump coup attempt in 2024 are dropping fast
The Supreme Court’s decision in Moore v. Harper on Tuesday is a major reprieve for American democracy. By rejecting the radical idea that state legislatures have quasi-unlimited power to determine how elections are run, the court made it harder for lawmakers to engage in the shenanigans that Donald Trump encouraged to overturn his 2020 presidential reelection loss. #Jan6coup #TrumpCrimes #MooreVHarper
Greg Sargent: The odds of a #tRump coup attempt in 2024 are dropping fast
"The Supreme Court’s decision in Moore v. Harper on Tuesday is a major reprieve for American democracy. By rejecting the radical idea that state legislatures have quasi-unlimited power to determine how elections are run, the court made it harder for lawmakers to engage in the shenanigans that Donald Trump encouraged to overturn his 2020 presidential reelection loss."
#uspolitics #moorevharper #independentstatelegislature
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/28/supreme-court-independent-state-legislature-theory-trump-2024
Read the full #MoorevHarper #SupremeCourt decision
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/27/moore-harper-supreme-court-decision-text-00103806?ref=am-quickie.ghost.io
The Supreme Court maintained the power of #statecourts to review #electionlaws under #stateconstitutions.
A dense, and as such—thoroughly satisfying, discussion on the indepedent state legislature theory as decided today by the Supreme Court in Moore v Harper. @Dahlialith with Judge Michael Luttig who litigated the case w Neil Katyal before the court.
I had to listen twice. #opinionpalooza #slate #Amicus podcast #scotus #MoorevHarper
@Dahlialith Judge Luttig: "The Supreme Court's rejection today are enormous for the continuing investigations by the Department of Justice, the Attorney General, and Jack Smith, and to the former President's and his allies' conduct on January 6th.
Today's decision knocks the props out from under what would have been one of their principal defenses to charges of wrongdoing on January 6th."
The US Supreme Court today decided to respect precedent when it comes to state election disputes.
“This decision merely reiterates what most people always thought the law was: Legislatures cannot legislate in ways that are inconsistent with the law that governs their actions and their state. This conclusion seems obvious, like saying the sky is blue or water is wet.“
https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-says-state-lawmakers-cant-just-ignore-state-law-when-drawing-voting-districts-or-choosing-presidential-electors-208617 #News #Scotus #MoorevHarper
@StillIRise1963 Over the long haul, #MoorevHarper will lead to more federal Supreme Court review of state judicial interpretations of state constitutions. That’s worrying. I bet you and I agree that the only solution to this dynamic is a set of reforms to the federal Supreme Court. I think it is basically fear of that happening that is preventing the current Court from further eviscerating voting rights.
Here’s an accessible, clear analysis of the Supreme Court decision in #MoorevHarper, succinctly explaining how state constitutions as interpreted by state courts will continue to constrain wild efforts by state legislatures to interfere with rights to ballot access. From @democracydocket, https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/breaking-down-the-supreme-courts-opinion-rejecting-a-fringe-undemocratic-theory/. #LawFedi #Voting #democracy
I don't know if I've ever made a video this quickly, but here it is -- talking about the #MoorevHarper decision (which went the right way, thankfully), although that doesn't mean the Supreme Court is to be trusted, as it were, on any issue. REJOICE, the unaccountable high priests of law decided that democracy shall live for now!
In today’s #SCOTUS decision #MooreVHarper, besides being a win for us voters, #ChiefJusticeRoberts in his majority opinion subtweets #RonDeSantis that DeSatan is totally losing in his lawsuit with #Disney https://l.smartnews.com/p-WBLKV/sPq5gh
I'm going to have to change my username bc #moorevharper is RESOLVED and we are rid of the independent state legislature theory for a while at least!
#scotus #uspolitics #uspol #news #court #democracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/us/politics/supreme-court-state-legislature-elections.html
I've read #MooreVHarper, and am pleased the "Independent State Legislature" doctrine was rejected.
But other than dry legal arguments, I've not seen discussion from proponents as to *why* they think it is good public policy to give politicians the power to negate elections they disagree with.
If we claim to live in a Constitutional Republic, how can anyone with a straight face argue that the VP *should have* the power to negate single-handedly the results of a presidential election, or that a state legislature *should have* the power to set aside elections?
If our Constitution truly allowed elections to be negated that easily, our system would be little better than China or the former Soviet Union. The fact that two of our justices value democracy so little that they would allow that is concerning.
LIVESTREAM TIME! Talking about #moorevharper and other things (particularly, politics and SCOTUS related things) while playing Pokemon Fire Red Rocket Edition
