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/File Photo The U.S. Supreme Court made it harder to prove racial discrimination in drawing electoral districts in a major ruling on Thursday backing South Carolina Republicans who devised an electoral map that moved 30,000 Black residents out of a congressional district.