Supreme Court says state lawmakers can't just ignore state law when drawing voting districts or choosing presidential electors

By Henry L. Chambers Jr., Professor of Law, University of Richmond

For months, legislators, legal scholars and people simply interested in democracy and elections were fixated on a case before the Supreme Court, Moore v. Harper. Those following the case, which asked the justices to rule on the “independent state legislature doctrine,” have held their collective breath awaiting the outcome, which could have changed fundamental aspects of U.S. elections and politics.

Henry L. Chambers Jr., a law…

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~	The West Gate Bridge disaster looms large over Melbourne. A new play can’t fully capture its grief

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