Supreme Court Seeks More Briefing in Major Election-Law Case (1)

The US Supreme Court requested a new round of briefing in a closely watched election-law case, suggesting the justices have questions about their power to rule after a lower court said it would reconsider one aspect of the clash.

The case, which the court heard in December, could transform federal elections by giving state lawmakers more power to set the rules and stripping state judges and other officials of longstanding roles. The outcome could affect congressional districts, voter eligibility and mail-in ballot requirements.

The fight centers on a Republican-drawn congressional map that the North Carolina Supreme Court ...