Category: Moore v Harper

The Highly Political and Misunderstood Case of Moore v. Harper

July 13, 2023
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Commentary Among the Supreme Court cases decided this year, none has been more misunderstood than Moore v. Harper (pdf). The Moore case illustrates how difficult some of the court’s work can be. It also illustrates the ignorance and partisanship of many legal commentators and the foolishness behind the ubiquitous claim that the court has a…

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Constitutional Scholar: Revised Elections Law in $1.7 Billion Spending Bill May Not Survive Legal Scrutiny

December 24, 2022
Election IntegrityElections lawFeatured TopicsIndependent State Legislature DoctrineJudiciaryMoore v HarperPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsUSUS News
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With the U.S. Senate on Dec. 22 approving the $1.7 billion omnibus spending package that funds the federal government through September, the House is expected to approve it quickly and send it to President Joe Biden to sign before the new year. The 4,155-page bill includes $858 billion for the military, $772 billion for domestic…

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Constitutional Scholar: Revised Elections Law in $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill May Not Survive Legal Scrutiny

December 24, 2022
Election IntegrityElections lawFeatured TopicsIndependent State Legislature DoctrineJudiciaryMoore v HarperPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsUSUS News
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With the U.S. Senate on Dec. 22 approving the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package that funds the federal government through September, the House is expected to approve it quickly and send it to President Joe Biden to sign before the new year. The 4,155-page bill includes $858 billion for the military, $772 billion for domestic…

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Conservatives Hope They Got the Right Case Before the Right Court to Curb ‘Judicial Activism’ in Elections

December 7, 2022
2022 Midterm Elections2024 electionElection IntegrityFeatured TopicsIndependent State Legislature DoctrineMoore v HarperPoliticsUSUS NewsUS Supreme Court
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WASHINGTON—Conservatives have long sought a conclusive legal decision that would define and cap the capacity of courts to issue rulings affecting how state legislatures administer elections. North Carolina House Speaker Rep. Timothy Moore (R-Cleveland) believes that day will finally come next spring when the U.S. Supreme Court issues its decision in Moore v. Harper. As…

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Hillary Clinton Warns Republicans Plan to Steal Future Election

October 26, 2022
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Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has warned her supporters that Republicans have made a plan to steal the 2024 presidential election. She said in a message to the progressive advocacy group Indivisible: “Right-wing extremists already have a plan to literally steal the next presidential election, and they’re not making a secret of it.” She pointed…

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Election Integrity Advocates Cheer Independent State Legislature Case Before Supreme Court

October 5, 2022
2022 Midterm Electionsconstitutional rightsElection IntegrityFeatured TopicsJudiciaryMoore v HarperNorth CarolinaPoliticsUSUS NewsUS Supreme Court
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The United States Supreme Court convened its annual session in Washington on Oct. 3 with a crowded docket that includes cases related to affirmative action, gay rights, and freedom of speech and religion. Among the most closely-watched cases slated for the term, which could see hearings extend into next summer, is a challenge to the…

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