State Courts Can Play Role In Policing Federal Elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that North Carolina’s top court did not overstep its bounds in striking down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state law. The justices on Tuesday rejected the broadest view of a case that could have transformed elections for Congress and president by leaving state legislatures virtually unchecked by their state courts when dealing with federal elections. The high court did, though, strongly suggest there are limits on what state courts can do. Another redistricting case from Ohio is pending, if the justices want to say more about the issue before next year’s elections.