A Court Case That Could Transform Elections

<p>On one level, the case brought before the Supreme Court is about gerrymandering. But on a broader level, it’s about a theory that would completely reorient the relationship between the federal and state governments and upset the ordinary checks and balances.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/adam-liptak">Adam Liptak</a>, a correspondent covering the Supreme Court for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The Supreme Court justices are considering whether to adopt the “independent state legislature” theory, which<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/us/supreme-court-federal-elections.html"> could give state lawmakers nearly unchecked power</a> over federal elections.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>