{"id":3277,"date":"2025-04-25T19:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=3277"},"modified":"2025-04-25T19:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:29:59","slug":"scotus-wont-take-up-new-dispute-over-independent-state-legislature-theory-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=3277","title":{"rendered":"SCOTUS Won\u2019t Take Up New Dispute Over \u2018Independent State Legislature\u2019 Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7mjsp\" data-offset-key=\"9ts8t-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9ts8t-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9ts8t-0-0\">The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Montana Republicans\u2019 effort to revive two election laws using the \u201cindependent state legislature\u201d theory, affirming that state courts can review election laws, though with limits. 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