Supreme Court affirms NC ruling on illegal congressional districts.

The Supreme Court rejected a broad interpretation of the "independent state legislature" theory, which contends that state legislators alone have the power to govern federal elections unencumbered by traditional oversight from state constitutions, courts, and governors. The case involved a dispute over a North Carolina congressional map that was gerrymandered by Republican lawmakers. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the Elections Clause "does not insulate state legislatures from the ordinary exercise of state judicial review." Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito dissented.