Federal court rules South Carolina can use congressional map previously declared unconstitutional

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A federal court said Thursday that it will allow a US House election in South Carolina for Republican Rep. Nancy Mace’s seat to proceed under a map it had previously declared unconstitutional.

In a brief order, the judges in the case said they had little choice, given a fast-approaching deadline to prepare for the primary election for the state’s down-ballot contests.

Last year, the three-judge panel held that the state’s GOP-controlled Legislature had “exiled” more than 30,000 Black residents from the coastal 1st Congressional District, which is anchored in Charleston County, in what the court called a “bleaching” to benefit Republicans. That amounted to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, the judges concluded.

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Let's be clear, SCOTUS could have issued some sort of injunction. This is on them

Part of SCOTUS endorsed ‘Project 2025’

Part of SCOTUS will rule whichever way you want for the price of an RV.

It's not the presidency or governorship. Leave the seat empty until they figure out their shit.

I don’t think that’s legal. Taxation without representation and whatnot

But the current status is not representation either.

You could make the argument, but literally they have the right to elect someone. There is no legal right to not be gerrymandered, per SCOTUS

If we're being technical, there's no legal right to no taxation without representation either.

Meanwhile Washington DC exists.

They have no senate representation because they aren’t a state. They have a house seat