Supreme Court Conservatives Question Motives Behind South Carolina GOP Gerrymandering

Conservative justices on the Supreme Court expressed doubt that South Carolina GOP lawmakers engaged in racial gerrymandering when redrawing congressional lines to benefit Republicans. The case, which could impact which party controls the House after next year's elections, involves a district reworked in 2020 to benefit the GOP and current incumbent Rep. Nancy Mace. The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and a Black voter argue that race dominated the decision-making process, while conservatives suggest that politics, not race, were the primary consideration. The liberals on the court argue that the maps were adopted by considering race as a predominant factor, violating the equal protection clause of the US Constitution.