SCOTUS decides key North Carolina redistricting case, finds state courts can review voting maps

The U.S. Supreme Court was tasked with deciding whether state lawmakers ought to have sole authority in drawing federal voting maps, known as the independent state legislature theory.

North Carolina State House Speaker Tim Moore, a Republican who represents Cleveland and Rutherford counties, attends a committee hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in a 6-3 ruling declined to address whether the North Carolina Supreme Court overstepped its authority in the redistricting process, but affirmed that state…