A three-judge federal panel ruled South Carolina must redraw its U.S. congressional district map after finding lawmakers’ redrawing of the district discriminated against Black voters.
A three-judge federal panel ruled South Carolina must redraw its U.S. congressional district map after finding lawmakers’ redrawing of the state’s first district discriminated against Black voters.
In a decision Friday, the panel in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina said “race was the predominant motivating factor” in how the state’s General Assembly drew its first congressional district. The court ordered lawmakers to bring a new map to the court by March 31.
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