In this episode of System Error, we investigate how the U.S. Supreme Court became a broken institution.
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Oral Argument in Moore v. Harper and the Perils of Finding “Compromise” on the Independent State Legislature Theory
The Supreme Court’s cert grant last June in Moore v. Harper was an ominous note on which to end an explosive term. The grant seemed to broadcast an openness to embracing what’s known as the “independent state legislature theory,” or ISLT. It is a once-fringe idea that the U.S. Constitution, and in particular Article I’s “elections clause,” grants toContinue reading “Oral Argument in Moore v. Harper and the Perils of Finding “Compromise” on the Independent State Legislature Theory”
Michigan Republicans Are Quietly Replacing Officials Who Certify Vote Totals
Like lots of other rank-and-file Republicans, Robert Boyd has his doubts about the integrity of the last election, particularly in his home state of Michigan — and particularly in Detroit’s TCF Center, where the city’s votes were counted last year despite a concerted effort from local Republicans to disrupt the counting process. “People saw ballots come in theContinue reading “Michigan Republicans Are Quietly Replacing Officials Who Certify Vote Totals”