The Supreme Court rejected a once-fringe legal theory that would have granted state legislatures unchecked authority to run federal elections, gutting an argument cited by former President Trump's allies in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6.
Why it matters: At a moment of record-low trust in institutions, all three branches of government have now taken steps to fortify the guardrails of democracy challenged by Trump's unprecedented efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
