“The public meaning of state ‘legislature’ was clear and well accepted at the founding: A state’s ‘legislature’ was not just an entity created to represent the people; it was an entity created and constrained by the state constitution,” write Akhil Amar and Vikram Amar in a new article, to be published in the Supreme Court Review.
Now, the Supreme Court is set to decide whether to grant review in a case that could radically reshape how federal elections are conducted. In an article in the New York Times, the article by the Amar brothers is referenced, and Illinois Law Dean Vikram Amar is quoted in regards to whether or not the Court should grant review.
Read the article at nytimes.com.