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Tag: Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of NAACP

Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court’s South Carolina Gerrymandering Decision Finds Disturbing Guidance for Lower Courts

June 2, 2024June 2, 2024
We reported last week on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in a South Carolina case, finding no racial gerrymandering when 30,000 Black voters were moved to dilute Black voting power in the state’s 1st Congressional district.  Scholars found even more voting rights damage in the fine print.
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U.S. Supreme Court Finds South Carolina Gerrymandering Case ‘Bleaching’ Congressional District Not Racially Motivated

May 28, 2024May 28, 2024
Back in October 2023, U.S. Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments to determine whether redistricting by the South Carolina legislature was prohibited racial gerrymandering, or political gerrymandering, allowed by the 2019 Rucho decision.   The new opinion could have a dramatic effect on the 2030 redistricting cycle. 
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Federal Courts Leave Racially Gerrymandered South Carolina, North Carolina & Florida Maps in Place for 2024 Election

March 31, 2024March 31, 2024
Three federal court actions last week in South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida cases let stand racially-gerrymandered maps diluting Black voting power.  Those diluted maps neutralize the voice of Black voters in those districts for 2024. 
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NC Legislature’s Stripping of Governor’s Appointment Power to Election Boards Overturned; SCOTUS Decision Expected in SC Gerrymandering Case

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024
A North Carolina appeals court struck down the state legislature’s new law removing the governor’s appointment power for election boards.  And a decision in a South Carolina gerrymandering case from the U.S. Supreme Court may be released shortly.
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U.S. Supreme Court Majority Skeptical of Racial Gerrymandering Claims in South Carolina Case, Cites Lack of “Alternative Map Requirement”

October 12, 2023December 28, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on a South Carolina racial gerrymandering case we’ve closely followed. Justices who voted to overturn the maps in Alabama, weren’t as ready to throw the flag this time.
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