1.0Democracy NChttps://democracync.orgJoselle Torreshttps://democracync.org/author/joselle/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="j8iXd6msN4"><a href="https://democracync.org/news/supreme-court-rejects-theory-of-unlimited-power-for-state-legislatures-in-federal-elections/">Supreme Court Rejects Theory of Unlimited Power for State Legislatures in Federal Elections</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://democracync.org/news/supreme-court-rejects-theory-of-unlimited-power-for-state-legislatures-in-federal-elections/embed/#?secret=j8iXd6msN4" width="600" height="338" title="“Supreme Court Rejects Theory of Unlimited Power for State Legislatures in Federal Elections” — Democracy NC" data-secret="j8iXd6msN4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://democracync.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AdobeStock_78512760-1-scaled.jpeg25601700MORRISVILLE, NC (06/27/2023) —  In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that state legislatures do not have unlimited power to determine the rules for federal elections and draw partisan congressional maps without interference from state courts. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote in a 6 to 3 decision that the U.S.…