The US Supreme Court has rejected a bid by Republican lawmakers to give them unchecked powers when it comes to elections. A fringe legal theory used by Donald Trump and his supporters to try and overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election was cast aside by the supreme court judges in a 6-3 ruling, which found state lawmakers are not immune from state court scrutiny. Dr Harry Melkonian from the United States Studies Centre explains their argument in this interview for ABC News.
US politics28 June 2023