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Independent State Legislature Theory
October 26, 2023
Matt Ford
North Carolina Republicans Are About to Win Their War Against Democracy
Conservatives are locking in an outrageous partisan gerrymander—and locking out nearly half of the state’s voters.
August 16, 2023
Simon Lazarus
The Liberal Case for Celebrating the Supreme Court’s Last Term
Instead of greeting the most recent set of decisions from the Roberts Court with downcast disses, critics should recognize—and celebrate—the way they influenced the results.
June 27, 2023
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Saves Our Elections From Right-Wing Legislatures
The ruling in Moore v. Harper kills the independent state legislature theory, scoring a victory for American democracy.
June 27, 2023
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
Supreme Court Strikes Down Right-Wing Theory That Would Have Upended Elections
The ruling on the “independent state legislature theory” is a blow to election deniers everywhere.
December 7, 2022
Matt Ford
The Independent State Legislature Theory Had a Rough Day in Court
The hot new electoral subversion idea brewed up by the conservative legal movement may be too extreme for some of the Supreme Court’s conservatives.
November 24, 2022
Simon Lazarus
How the Supreme Court Plans to Undermine Future Elections
The clock is ticking for the anti-democracy “independent state legislature” takeover.
October 18, 2022
Matt Ford
Donald Trump Keeps Getting Rejected by the Supreme Court
The former president seems to think the justices are going to help him. They keep showing him that they won’t.
September 13, 2022
Matt Ford
Trump’s Personal Coup Lawyer Looks to the Supreme Court for His Next Election Fix
John Eastman has some wild-eyed ideas about “independent state legislature theory,” and he’s hoping the high court’s majority will be willing to play along next term.
August 4, 2022
Matt Ford
The Next Big Threat to American Democracy Is Headed to the Supreme Court
The right-wing legal movement’s latest dangerous idea is “independent state legislature theory,” and the high court’s conservative bloc just might dream it into existence.
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