On Tuesday, the Supreme Court dealt a blow to both.
In a case called Moore v. Harper, the court rejected the “independent state legislature doctrine,” reaffirmed the soundness of the 2020 election and secured the integrity of elections to come.
The effort to steal the 2020 election depended on two key arguments.
argued for a version of the independent state legislature doctrine, a theory that the Constitution grants state legislatures — and state legislatures alone — broad, independent powers to regulate elections for president and for Congress.
The basis for this argument is found in both Article I and Article II of the Constitution.
Persons:
Moore, Harper, ”, Donald Trump
Organizations:
Trump, Republican, Pennsylvania Republican Party, State, Congress
Locations:
Italian, Pennsylvania