Supreme Court Rules Against NC Republicans, No Redistricting Of Map Allowed

The US Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 against the so-called 'Independent State Legislature' theory in a decision that will overrule Republican efforts to redraw the electoral map in the key swing state of North Carolina. SCOTUS ruled that the North Carolina Supreme Court did not violate the elections clause of the US Constitution when it shot down Trump-supported GOP efforts to redraw the electoral map in 2022.

• Following the earlier ruling, a court-ordered congressional map was used. This saw an even split in the state's 14 House districts, with seven Republicans and seven Democrats elected. The state's GOP leadership sought to implement a map that would have seen 11 Republicans elected to 3 Democrats. Donald Trump carried North Carolina by less 1.5% in the 2020 presidential election.
• NBC highlightsthe broader political implications of the ruling: "A Supreme Court ruling that embraced the [independent state legislature] theory would have affected not only redistricting disputes, but also other election-related rules about issues like mail-in voting and voter access to the polls that legislatures might seek to enact even when state courts have held that those rules violate state constitutions. The theory could also bring into question the power of governors to veto legislation."