How Moore v. Harper Could Reshape Democracy

The Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Moore v. Harper this week, a case that involves North Carolina’s Republican led-state legislatures efforts to pass gerrymandered maps.  After the 2020 Census, North Carolina’s Supreme Court threw out maps that had been drawn by the state legislature.  In this case, Republican members of the North Carolina legislature are suing, arguing that the Constitution gives them sole authority to administer federal elections. The ruling will have important implications for the structure of American democracy.  

We speak with Allison Riggs, co-executive director and chief counsel for voting rights for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Ari Berman, senior reporter at Mother Jones, about the latest proceedings in the case, and the potential implications of The Supreme Court's decision.

The Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Moore v. Harper this week, a case that involves North Carolina’s Republican led-state legislatures efforts to pass gerrymandered maps.  After the 2020 Census, North Carolina’s Supreme Court threw out maps that had been drawn by the state legislature.  In this case, Republican members of the North Carolina legislature are suing, arguing that the Constitution gives them sole authority to administer federal elections. The ruling will have important implications for the structure of American democracy.  

We speak with Allison Riggs, co-executive director and chief counsel for voting rights for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Ari Berman, senior reporter at Mother Jones, about the latest proceedings in the case, and the potential implications of The Supreme Court's decision.