Supreme Court conservatives cast doubt on South Carolina racial gerrymander
Posted on AllSides October 11th, 2023
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority expressed doubts that South Carolina’s congressional map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander at oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could bring Democrats one step closer to winning the House. The challenge is centered on a newly-redrawn congressional district represented by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who beat a Democrat in 2020 but whose new district under the proposal cements a GOP-tilt. She is regularly thrust in the spotlight for bucking her own party but joined a small contingent of conservative Republicans in voting to oust...
