Alexander v. SC NAACP
US District Court ruled in January 2023 that South Carolina’s first congressional district is racially gerrymandered and must be redrawn.
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US District Court ruled in January 2023 that South Carolina’s first congressional district is racially gerrymandered and must be redrawn.
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