2023: The Year The Supreme Court Killed Democracy

Well, it was a good run. But government of the people, by the people, and for the people isn’t likely to survive the Supreme Court’s next term. There are a lot of cases where the Court’s six-Justice conservative majority looks poised to shove the law rightward, but one, in particular, bears watching. Moore v. Harper has the potential to cement one-party Republican rule in many states, and in Congress, whether or not the Republicans can manage to win a majority of the votes in those states. To understand how let’s provide a little context. In 2019 the Court decided Rucho v. Common Cause, holding that questions about partisan gerrymandering were nonjusticiable by federal courts. The plaintiffs in that case had argued that partisan gerrymandering effectively punished people for their political speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. <a href="https://medium.com/politically-speaking/2023-the-year-the-supreme-court-killed-democracy-414455ef7e64">Read More</a>