Republicans ask Supreme Court to curb state courts’ election oversight role

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court is seen after it was reported Stephen Breyer will retire, in Washington
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court is seen after it was reported Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire at the end of this term, in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley

Republicans challenging court-drawn congressional district maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania have asked the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court to embrace an esoteric legal theory that could give politicians far greater power over elections.