SCOTUS Seems Likely to Take Up Case That Could Recognize States’ Power to Regulate Elections

SCOTUS Seems Likely to Take Up Case That Could Recognize States’ Power to Regulate Elections
Law enforcement stand guard outside of the state capitol building in downtown Raleigh, N.C., on Jan. 17, 2021. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court seems likely to accept a new election law case that Republicans hope will recognize what they say is the preeminent constitutional authority of state legislatures to set the rules for redistricting and congressional and presidential elections, as well as curb the power of state courts to intervene in such disputes.