Court Reinstates South Carolina’s ‘Gerrymandered’ Congressional Map Ahead of Primary by Samantha Flom – US Politics News

A three-judge panel ruled on March 28 that South Carolina must use a congressional map that the same court previously struck down for racial gerrymandering in the state’s upcoming elections.
The map, drawn by South Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature, bolsters the GOP’s advantage in the state’s 1st Congressional District—the seat currently held by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace.
In January 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina ruled that the map’s redrawing of District 1 constituted a racial gerrymander in violation of the 14th Amendment. Accordingly, the three-judge panel enjoined congressional elections in the district until a new, valid plan could be drawn….