Moore v. Harper
United States Supreme Court
143 S. Ct. 2065, 600 U.S. 1, 2023 WL 4187750 (2023)
- Written by Tammy Boggs, JD
Facts
By 2020, North Carolina’s population had increased to the point that the state was entitled to an additional seat in Congress. North Carolina’s legislature decided to redraw the state’s congressional districts and, in 2021, adopted three new maps. Voters (plaintiffs) sued state legislative representatives (defendants) in state court, alleging that each map constituted an impermissible partisan gerrymander in violation of the state constitution. The North Carolina Supreme Court agreed, finding that it had authority to review the matter, that the legislative representatives had violated state law beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the maps substantially infringed on the voters’ fundamental right to equal voting power. The state supreme court remanded the matter to the trial court to oversee the redrawing of maps. The legislative representatives petitioned the United States Supreme Court for review, claiming that the North Carolina Supreme Court violated the Elections Clause in reviewing the action of the state legislature. The United States Supreme Court declined to grant emergency relief but granted certiorari.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Roberts, C.J.)
Concurrence (Kavanaugh, J.)
Dissent (Thomas, J.)
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