US supreme court hears case that could radically reshape elections

Case brought by North Carolina would give partisan state legislatures near total control over elections with no role for courts

The US supreme court heard arguments on Wednesday in Moore v Harper, one of this term's highest profile and most contentious cases which has the potential to fundamentally reshape elections for Congress and the presidency.

The justices appeared to be starkly divided along predictable ideological lines as they mulled over the power of state courts to strike down congressional districts drawn by state legislatures because they violate state constitutions.