Supreme Court rejects sweeping conservative bid to control elections

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected one of Republicans’ most audacious attempts to control elections.

The big picture: In a 6-3 decision, the justices said states' election laws can be challenged in court — a rebuke to a burgeoning conservative movement that has sought to block the courts from hearing such cases.

Context: A group of North Carolina GOP lawmakers had asked the court to embrace a sweeping legal theory called the independent state legislature doctrine.

The theory holds that state legislatures have total control over their state's election rules, including the procedures that govern presidential elections.