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    The Supreme Court has rejected the independent state legislature theory

    The court rules that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state courts can enforce those provisions, a key opinion that should safeguard 2024 election integrity.
    by Nina Totenberg Jun 27, 2023 3 minutes
    The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 21.
    Updated June 27, 2023 at 1:05 PM ET

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state courts can enforce those provisions, in a key opinion that should safeguard the integrity of the 2024 election.

    In a practical sense, Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court decision will not make a difference in North Carolina, where Republicans retook control of the state Supreme Court after the 2022 election and the

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