Supreme Court set to weigh lines of South Carolina congressional district in racial gerrymandering dispute

Washington — The Supreme Court is set to consider Wednesday whether the lines of a congressional district in South Carolina are a racial gerrymander that violates the Constitution in a case that tests the intertwining of race and politics.The justices will weigh a ruling from a three-judge district court panel in South Carolina that found state Republican lawmakers intentionally let race drive the design of Congressional District 1.

South Carolina Republicans asked the Supreme Court in February to review the district court's decision, arguing it failed to adhere to the presumption that the Legislature acted in good faith, and did not disentangle race from politics.The GOP legislators argued that it drew Congressional District 1 to adhere to traditional districting principles and sought to create a more secure Republican district.

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