Ruling: South Carolina Keeps Unconstitutional Congressional Map for 2024 Election Despite Landmark Decision – What Happens Next?
Columbia, South Carolina – A federal court ruling on Thursday allowed South Carolina to use its existing congressional district map this year, despite earlier findings that the map was unconstitutional. The decision came after a panel of judges determined that the state had “exiled” 30,000 Black voters from the district to benefit a White GOP incumbent, Rep. Nancy Mace. The ruling last year by two judges nominated by President Barack Obama and one by President …