Supreme Court skeptical of South Carolina racial gerrymandering claims in Mace’s district

The Supreme Court raised concerns during oral arguments Wednesday that a civil rights group had no direct evidence that racial discrimination occurred in South Carolina’s recent redistricting process, signaling the court could overturn a lower court’s decision that had favored the group.
The skepticism from the justices came as they listened to arguments in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP over whether the state legislature acted illegally when it moved 30,000 black voters from Charleston out of the state’s First Congressional District.
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The district is represented by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), who narrowly edged out her opponent in 2020 but won by a more commanding margin in 2022 after her district’s lines had been redrawn.
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