Supreme Court ruling greenlights nearly all racial gerrymandering
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along party lines yesterday to approve of a racially gerrymandered map in South Carolina, making it significantly harder to bring similar claims in the process. Background After the 2020 census, the Republican-controlled South Carolina legislature enacted new congressional maps that divided up Charleston between two districts: The 6th district, combining the city of Charleston with the Midlands Region nearly 100 miles away, and the 1st district, containing the coastal portion of Charleston County, Beaufort County, Berkeley County, and a portion of Dorchester County. The resulting map packed and cracked Black voters between the districts in order to increase Republican voters in the 1st district.
Supreme Court ruling greenlights nearly all racial gerrymandering
Supreme Court ruling greenlights nearly all…
Supreme Court ruling greenlights nearly all racial gerrymandering
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along party lines yesterday to approve of a racially gerrymandered map in South Carolina, making it significantly harder to bring similar claims in the process. Background After the 2020 census, the Republican-controlled South Carolina legislature enacted new congressional maps that divided up Charleston between two districts: The 6th district, combining the city of Charleston with the Midlands Region nearly 100 miles away, and the 1st district, containing the coastal portion of Charleston County, Beaufort County, Berkeley County, and a portion of Dorchester County. The resulting map packed and cracked Black voters between the districts in order to increase Republican voters in the 1st district.