Without Supreme Court ruling, South Carolina forced to use 'unconstitutional' congressional map
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A panel of federal judges ruled Thursday that South Carolina can use its current congressional map after the Supreme Court has taken too long to rule on its constitutionality before the fall election.
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A panel of federal judges ruled Thursday that South Carolina can use its current congressional map after the Supreme Court has taken too long to rule on its constitutionality before the fall election.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- A panel of federal judges in South Carolina ruled Thursday that this year’s elections can use a Republican-drawn congressional map as the Supreme Court weighs whether it was racially gerrymandered.
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal court said Thursday that it will allow a US House election in South Carolina for Republican Rep. Nancy Mace’s seat to proceed under a map it had previously declared unconstitutional.
The decision is expected to prove a boon to South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, whose district became more Republican-leaning under the legislature-approved slate.
A federal court has ruled that congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under a map that it had previously deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory against Black voters.
The Supreme Court heard arguments on the redistricting case in October but has yet to rule, essentially running out the clock for this year’s election.
The three-judge panel that found South Carolina's congressional map was racially gerrymandered ruled Thursday that it could be used during the 2024 election.
A federal court on Tuesday ruled that this year's congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under current district lines, which it previously deemed unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court’s over five months of inaction on a South Carolina redistricting case has forced a lower court to order the state’s 2024 elections be conducted with a map that includes a district it found to be racially gerrymandered.
