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How a fringe legal theory at the Supreme Court could blowtorch American elections

Right-wing legal groups and Republican lawmakers put the so-called ‘independent state legislature’ theory at the centre of one of the most important tests for democracy in front of the US Supreme Court, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

Why the Democrats’ biggest wins of the midterms weren’t in Washington DC

Breaking Republican strangleholds over state capitols gives Democrats an advantage in the fight for voting, abortion and LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2022

Democrats make quiet history with state-level gains

The partisan battles over democracy and abortion rights are shaped at the state level.

Axios · Nov 11, 2022