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WASHINGTON 鈥� The U.S. Supreme Court today said it will hear an appeal to a ruling that ordered South Carolina to redraw its congressional map because the state鈥檚 Congressional District 1 discriminated against Black voters on the basis of race.

The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of South Carolina, Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and Arnold & Porter challenged the map on behalf of the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and an individual voter, Taiwan Scott.

In January 2023, a unanimous federal three-judge panel ordered South Carolina to redraw its 2022 enacted congressional map following an eight-day trial. Plaintiffs highlighted how the Legislature sorted Black voters on the basis of race without a compelling reason and also purposefully engineered the map to dilute Black voting power.

The state appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court, which will hear the case next term.

The following comments are from:

Joint comment from South Carolina NAACP and Taiwan Scott, plaintiffs: 鈥淲e are hopeful that the Supreme Court will come to the same conclusion that the federal panel did in ruling correctly that our state鈥檚 2022 enacted congressional map was discriminatorily drawn. For too long, our state鈥檚 electoral process has silenced us and severely weakened the ability of our communities to be fully and fairly represented and accounted for. South Carolina鈥檚 congressional map is the latest instance in our state鈥檚 long, painful history of racial discrimination that must be remedied. As the case moves to oral argument, we implore the court to uphold the panel鈥檚 decision and protect Black South Carolina voters from this egregious form of discrimination.鈥�

Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux, deputy director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Voting Rights Project: 鈥淭he facts and law are clear: South Carolina mapmakers brazenly moved Black voters in disproportionate numbers out of the Charleston County-anchored Congressional District 1 in order to hold on to political power. This was a textbook racial gerrymander and discriminatory map, as the lower court recognized. We are confident that the Supreme Court will do so as well on direct appeal, and we will fight until Black South Carolina voters have a lawful map that fairly represents them.鈥�

Allen Chaney, legal director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of South Carolina: 鈥淭he lower court reached its decision by applying firmly-rooted Supreme Court precedent to well-supported factual findings. Now that the case is on appeal, we expect that the Supreme Court will follow a similar path and affirm.鈥�

Leah Aden, LDF鈥檚 senior counsel: 鈥淲e are confident that after a full review of the record, the Supreme Court will agree with the panel鈥檚 post-trial ruling because the law and facts are on plaintiffs鈥� side. South Carolina鈥檚 Congressional District 1, anchored in Charleston County, is a blatant example of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering and intentional vote dilution. We will continue to fight for the constitutional rights and dignity of Black South Carolinian voters.鈥�

John A. Freedman, Arnold & Porter鈥檚 senior pro bono counsel: 鈥淲e are confident that after a full review, the Supreme Court will conclude that the trial court determination that South Carolina engaged in impermissible racial gerrymandering is supported by a mountain of evidence and will affirm. We look forward to sustaining our trial court victory for our clients.鈥�

Order:

This case is part of the 老澳门开奖结果's Joan and Irwin Jacobs Supreme Court Docket.