South Carolina to Use Map Deemed Unconstitutional

“A federal court ruled Thursday that time had run out to draw a new congressional district in South Carolina and said the state could use its existing map this year even though it had earlier determined that map was unconstitutional,” the Washington Post reports.

“The panel of three judges last year concluded that South Carolina’s Republican-led legislature ‘exiled’ 30,000 Black voters from the district to make it safer for a White GOP incumbent, Rep. Nancy Mace.”

NBC News: “The decision constitutes a setback for Democrats, who might have gained a more favorable map if it was redrawn.”

“The Supreme Court has spent months considering the merits of whether map-drawers unlawfully considered race when drafting the map but has yet to issue a ruling despite both sides saying it needed to be resolved well before the election.”