Episode 786: Michigan GOP’s ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’ Case Rebuffed by U.S. Supreme Court

American Democracy Minute · May 22, 2025 · 1m

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for May 23, 2025

Michigan GOP’s ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’ Case Rebuffed by U.S. Supreme Court

The “Independent State Legislature Theory” met a skeptical U.S. Supreme Court in 2023 in Moore v. Harper, a North Carolina gerrymandering case. The Michigan GOP tried to employ the fringe theory to undo Michigan’s Question 2 citizen initiative, but the U.S. Supreme Court refused the case May 19th.

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