Supreme Court pressed to give state legislatures more power to oversee federal elections
- One advocate opposed to North Carolina lawmakers described their theory as a “road to tyranny.”
- But conservatives say state courts are too often stepping in to perform “judicial lawmaking.”
- A decision in the case, Moore v. Harper, is expected by June.
WASHINGTON – A month after millions of Americans cast their vote in a midterm election that was mostly free from glitches, the Supreme Court will wrestle with a case Wednesday that some advocates – both liberal and conservative – fear could upend how federal elections are run, starting with the 2024 presidential contest.