The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday that a lower court “clearly erred” when it held that South Carolina racially gerrymandered its congressional district map. The Read More
South Carolina’s new election maps moved 30,000 Black voters from the competitive 1st District to the heavily Democratic 6th District.
Justices send case back to lower court, saying it didn’t properly evaluate evidence in ruling Republican plan was discriminatoryUS politics live – latest updatesSouth Carolina Republicans do not need to redraw their congressional map, the US supreme court ruled on Thursday, saying that a lower court had not properly evaluated the evidence when it ruled that the lawmakers had discriminated against Black voters.In a 6-3 decision, the justices sent the case back to the lower court for further...
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state's mapmakers may shift tens of thousands of Black voters to a different district if they were seeking to shore up a partisan advantage for a Republican candidate. In a 6-3 decision, the justices upheld a redistricting map drawn by South Carolina's Republican Legislature and overturned a lower court ruling that called it a "stark racial gerrymander." At issue was whether the state legislators drew the districts for political or racial reasons. All six...
The Supreme Court has preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that the district discriminated against Black voters.
The Supreme Court has preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that the district discriminated against Black voters. The justices said Thursday the Republican-controlled state legislature did nothing wrong during redistricting when it strengthened Rep. Nancy Mace’s hold on the coastal district by moving 30,000 Democratic-leaning Black Charleston residents from the district. The state argued partisan politics, not race, and a population...
"Dangerous Racial Gerrymandering" - White House Fumes As Supreme Court Backs GOP's New South Carolina Congressional Map The U.S. Supreme Court on May 23 ruled in favor of South Carolina’s redrawn congressional map, reversing a lower court decision. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) challenged the map, arguing legislators were motivated by race when drawing district lines and committed “intentional racial discrimination.” As Zachary Stieber...
The Supreme Court upheld a pro-Republican South Carolina congressional map Thursday, rejecting the argument raised by civil rights groups that lawmakers impermissibly used race as a proxy to bolster the GOP’s chances. But the high court also said that the civil rights groups that challenged the maps could continue to pursue one part of their claim, a move that will likely delay the battle over the districts for months. With state election deadlines approaching, a federal court in March had...
(The Center Square) — The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld South Carolina's new congressional maps following a challenge that claimed the new districts diluted the power of Black voters. South Carolina officials redrew the state's map following the 2020 Census because of population shifts in two of its seven congressional districts — District 1, which was overpopulated by 87,689 residents, and District 6, which was underpopulated by 84,741. Republican Rep. Nancy Mace holds the...
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Republicans in South Carolina did not unlawfully consider race when they drew a congressional district in a way that removed thousands of Black voters, making it harder for civil rights plaintiffs to bring racial gerrymandering claims. The court, divided 6-3 on ideological lines with conservatives in the majority, said civil rights group had not done enough to show that legislators were focused on race in drawing the Charleston-area district...