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SCOTUS Won’t Hear Case Raising Controversial Theory on State Power in Federal Elections

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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lawsuit from 27 Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers seeking to revive the right-wing independent state legislature ( ISL ) theory.

A federal district court judge tossed out the suit for lack of standing in March .

The case invoked the ISL theory as the basis for challenging a series of state and federal executive actions designed to expand voter registration.

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