Explaining Moore v. Harper and its election implications

North Carolina Republicans argue the state's Supreme Court went too far this year on redistricting. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case could strip state court's of power.
Posted 12/8/2022, 1:11:00 AM Updated 12/8/2022, 1:58:07 PM

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>> THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HEARD

ORAL ARGUMENTS TODAY IN A NORTH

CAROLINA CASE THAT MAY HAVE

A LOT TO SAY ABOUT HOW

ELECTIONS ARE RUN IN THIS

COUNTRY. THE CASES MORE VERSUS

HARPER WRAL, STATE GOVERNMENT

REPORTER TRAVIS FAIN. LISTEN

TO 3 HOURS OF ARGUMENTS THIS

MORNING. TRAVIS, ONE OF THE

KEY ISSUES IN THIS CASE

>> SO THE UNITED STATES

CONSTITUTION SAYS CONGRESSIONAL

ELECTION RULES THERE SET BY

STATE LEGISLATURES IN PRACTICE.

THIS IS ALWAYS MET. STATE

LEGISLATURE'S WRITE THE RULES.

BUT THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY THEIR

OWN STATE CONSTITUTION STATE

COURTS CAN STEP IN AND

GERRYMANDERED REDISTRICTING

MAP, FOR EXAMPLE, BY LATE IN

THE CONSTITUTION STRUCK DOWN

THE LAW. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED

IN NORTH CAROLINA'S LAST

REDISTRICTING PROCESS. STATE

SUPREME COURT HERE. COSTA

CONGRESSIONAL MAP DRAWN BY THE

REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY

REPUBLICAN LEADERS SAID YOU

CAN'T DO THAT. THE U.S.

CONSTITUTION GIVES THE STATE

LEGISLATURE THE POWER TO DECIDE

THIS ON ITS OWN AND THAT IS

WHAT WAS BEFORE THE UNITED

STATES SUPREME COURT TODAY.

WHETHER STATE COURTS HAVE ANY

POWER THE SECOND GUESS THE LAWS

THAT GOVERN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

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