How the Radical 'Independent State Legislature Theory' Could ...

This is the radical claim (“theory” is too generous a term) positing that the Constitution removes the normal checks on state legislatures when they regulate ...

'Independent State Legislature Theory' | Brennan Center for Justice

It has even been used as political cover to try to overturn elections. At its core, the theory challenges longstanding checks and balances on state legislatures ...

The Independent State Legislature Theory - Democracy Docket

The independent state legislature (ISL) theory is a right-wing constitutional theory about who has the power to set rules for federal elections.

How the Radical 'Independent State Legislature Theory' Could ...

If the Supreme Court turns this fringe notion into law, there will be crushing consequences for American voters and our multiracial ...

The Danger of the Independent State Legislature Theory - FairVote

The most radical version of the ISL theory would hold that state courts cannot strike down state election law for federal elections.

Independent state legislature theory - Wikipedia

The independent state legislature theory or independent state legislature doctrine (ISL) is a judicially rejected legal theory that posits that the ...

Independent State Legislature Theory - Protect Democracy

The ISL theory is baseless — it is inconsistent with the text of the Constitution, our nation's history and practice, and Supreme Court ...

What the Supreme Court's rejection of 'independent state legislature ...

Ashraf Ahmed, associate professor at Columbia Law School, explains the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Moore v.

The Radical Legal Theory Threatening Fair Election Administration

The independent state legislature theory, a fringe constitutional interpretation under which only state legislatures have the authority to regulate federal ...

Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering one of the most important election law cases in decades, with potentially sweeping.

Is the independent state legislature theory constitutionally valid?

Amar, an expert in constitutional law, spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the independent state legislature ...

Supreme Court Smacks Down Radical 'Independent State ...

The GOP-pushed doctrine would have allowed state legislatures to ignore courts and even state constitutions in rewriting election law.

Democracy on the ballot—the "independent state legislature theory ...

Could state legislatures be empowered to override the choice of voters on Election Day in a presidential election?

Opinion: Supreme Court protects elections from rogue state ...

The 'independent state legislature' theory is dead. Still, federal lawmakers should take action to ward off other dangers to democracy.

Supreme Court May Adopt Extreme MAGA Election Theory That ...

The Supreme Court will decide Moore v. Harper, a case involving the extreme “independent state legislature” theory that endangers free and fair elections.

U.S. Supreme Court rejects 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, ...

The Limits of Independent State Legislature Theory - Cato Institute

The ISL theory's potential effect on presidential elections is being misunderstood and overstated by some critics of the conservative majority on the Supreme ...

Opinion | The Supreme Court's next move could fundamentally ...

The decision to hear Moore v. Harper could lead to an erosion of voting rights and an increasing likelihood of election interference. At issue ...

SCOTUS rejects radical 'independent state legislature' theory

In Moore v Harper decision, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the fringe “Independent State Legislature” (ISL) theory that would...

How the 'independent legislature' case before SCOTUS could ...

Conservative attorneys hope to advance a legal idea in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday that would give state legislatures more control over elections.