Supreme Court backs GOP plan in SC that critics say discriminated against Black voters

                                                   

 WASHINGTON – A divided Supreme Court on Thursday signed off on a South Carolina congressional map that critics − including a lower court − said discriminated against Black voters to make Rep. Nancy Mace's district friendlier to Republicans.

The 6-3 majority said the challengers provided no direct evidence that the lines were drawn to minimize the voting power of Black residents.

“When partisanship and race correlate, it naturally follows that a map that has been gerrymandered to achieve a partisan end can look very similar to a racially gerrymandered map,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority.

Writing for the minority, Justice Elena Kagan said the challengers introduced more than enough evidence to show race was improperly a factor.          

 

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