The Supreme Court weighs whether South Carolina targeted Black voters in redistricting

Published October 11, 2023 5:39 AM

By MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a congressional redistricting case from South Carolina that could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives. Arguments taking place at the high court Wednesday will focus on a coastal district held by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace. A lower court ordered the district redrawn after finding Republicans who control the state Legislature improperly moved Democratic-leaning Black voters into another district to make the seat safer for Mace. Republicans hold a thin margin in the U.S. House. Any change to competitive districts has a chance to alter the balance of power after the 2024 elections.

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