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The States Project’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Independent State Legislature Case (Moore v. Harper)

In a victory for our democracy, the Supreme Court has ruled against rightwing extremists in Moore v. Harper, rejecting for now the radical argument that state legislative majorities have unchecked control over federal elections. This is the same fringe legal theory used by Donald Trump and his allies to try to overturn the results of […]

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The States Project Sounds Alarm as SCOTUS Inches Closer to Giving State Legislatures Unchecked Control of Elections

On Thursday, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear a potentially landmark case next term on the Independent State Legislature Doctrine (ISLD) — a radical theory seeking to give state legislatures control over all aspects of federal elections, and the legal reasoning that Trump employed in his attempt to steal the 2020 presidential election.  […]

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Securing State Legislative Power to Protect the 2024 Election

25 State Legislative Races Will Determine Who Wins the White House in 2024 – and the Future of American Democracy Forward Majority and The States Project are closing ranks around key state legislative targets, noted below, bringing new and innovative approaches to help Democrats build power in the states ahead of the 2024 election. Read […]

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