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The Supreme Court Upholds South Carolina’s Voting Map
May 31, 2024
Leading election and voting rights scholar, Joshua Douglas, discusses the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding South Carolina's voting map against a challenge from the NAACP. The podcast explores the distinctions between partisan and racial gerrymandering, implications for future boundary disputes, and the evolving views on racial gerrymandering in the Supreme Court. Additionally, the discussion delves into Justice Thomas's color blindness principle in voting rights and the potential impact of the court's decision on future voting rights and redistricting.
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- The Supreme Court upheld a partisan gerrymander in South Carolina, setting a precedent for future electoral district drawing processes.
- The rejection of an unconstitutional racial gerrymander ruling makes it harder for plaintiffs to challenge similar maps under the Equal Protection Clause.
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The South Carolina Congressional Map Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upheld the South Carolina Congressional Map challenged by the NAACP. The court found that the South Carolina Legislature conducted a permissible partisan gerrymander, not an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. This decision impacts the future of racial gerrymandering and sets a precedent in the electoral district drawing process.
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