Hello? The federal constitution guarantees to each state a republican form of government. Article IV section 4.
The Supreme Court is simply not about to rule on the broader issue of state court authority over questions of state constitutional rights. Believe me, this is not the first time this type of issue has come up.
It's not in SCOTUS's interests to say that state courts must always defer to state legislatures. They don't want that principle applied back to them.
I just read the post above your reply to me, and I see I explained to you stuff you already understood. My apologies.