September 9, 2022/Media, Press

ICYMI: State Supreme Court Justices Nationwide Stand in Opposition to Moore v. Harper

This week, the Conference of Chief Justices – a bipartisan group representing the chief justices of all 50 state supreme courts – filed an amicus brief this week making clear they “have a problem” with House Speaker Tim Moore’s radical ‘independent legislature theory’ case that is to be heard by the United States Supreme Court – Moore v. Harper.

“House Speaker Moore’s ongoing attempt to pursue a federal judicial justification for Republicans’ continued attempts to deliberately undermine North Carolina’s democracy and dilute the voice of voters is shameful,” said North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Dr. Bobbie Richardson. “For the U.S. Supreme Court to entertain this blatantly political move would be to undermine the checks and balances principles inherent to our constitution. This cannot move forward.”

Should the Supreme Court side with Moore in the case, they would undo years of historical precedent and state legislatures nationwide would have sole discretion on the management of elections. This would mean that North Carolina Republicans – who are only three House Seats and two Senate seats away from a supermajority – would have unchecked authority over electoral districting, voting rights policies, and other electoral processes without the possibility of judicial oversight.

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