Supreme Court backs South Carolina Republicans in race-based voting map fight
FILE PHOTO: A person receives a "I voted" sticker during early voting at the Lexington County Voter Registration Office ahead of the Republican presidential primary election in Lexington, South Carolina, U.S. February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo The U.S. Supreme Court made it harder on Thursday to prove racial discrimination in electoral maps in a major ruling backing South Carolina Republicans who moved out 30,000 Black residents when they redrew a congressional district.
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