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On Wednesday the Supreme Court will hear a bombshell case, Moore v. Harper, that will have enormous ramifications for future elections. The outcome will determine whether state legislatures—many of which are heavily gerrymandered and disproportionately controlled by Republicans—will be granted near king-like status to draw new redistricting maps and pass restrictive voting laws with little to no review by state courts or other entities. That the Supreme Court is finally weighing in on the so-called “independent state legislature” theory is a testament to the power of the right-wing Federalist Society and its influential co-chairman, Leonard Leo, who have worked for years to place a notion that was once considered fringe and extreme before the highest court in the land. The independent state legislature theory was first raised during the 2000 election in Florida, when the Supreme Court stopped the Florida Supreme Court from ordering a full recount in the state, which handed the presidency to George W.

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Colorado legislature updates: Gov. Polis signs budget, House passes gun-reform bills, Senate OKs gay marriage ban repeal
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Property tax relief redux, crucial land-use votes, tax credit mania in the Colorado legislature this week
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New York kills off another man named 'Floyd' after laying him off from his firefighter job to pay for illegals
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Some hard caution for Argentina's Milei, from WSJ's Mary Anastasia O'Grady
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