The Supreme Court’s conservative majority upheld a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district on Thursday, overturning a lower-court decision that claimed the district discriminated against Black voters.
In a dissenting opinion, liberal justices expressed concern that the court’s decision shields states from accusations of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
The court’s 6-3 ruling stated that South Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature acted lawfully during redistricting when it solidified Rep. Nancy Mace’s position by moving 30,000 Democratic-leaning Black residents of Charleston out of her coastal district.
