Moore v. Harper

North Carolina Democrats praised Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on redistricting, but the decision likely won’t have a major effect on the maps drawn for next year’s election.

The justices on Tuesday rejected the broadest view of a legal theory that could have transformed elections for Congress and president by leaving state legislatures virtually unchecked by their state courts when dealing with federal elections.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed skeptical of making a broad ruling that would leave state legislatures virtually unchecked in making rules for congressional and presidential elections.

WUNC's Will Michaels and Jeff Tiberii break down how Moore v. Harper may have sweeping effects on the fundamental American democratic system of checks and balances.