May 23, 2024
While his Supreme Court colleagues sparred over evidence standards Thursday in a 6-3 decision rejecting claims that South Carolina's congressional map diluted the power of Black voters, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a solo opinion to argue the country's founders never intended courts to referee election map fights.
May 23, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court rebuked Thursday a federal judicial panel's finding that South Carolina Republicans unconstitutionally discriminated against Black voters when drawing the state's new congressional map, and established higher evidentiary standards for plaintiffs seeking to prove that race is the driving factor behind redistricting decisions.
March 28, 2024
A federal judicial panel ruled Thursday that South Carolina can conduct its 2024 elections under a congressional map it found unconstitutionally discriminates against Black voters, and which the U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing, saying it's now too late in the election cycle to make changes to the map.
October 27, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court's dawning term is quickly shedding light on fissures in a six-justice supermajority, providing new evidence of areas where the conservative camp isn't predictably rock-solid despite its rapid reshaping of the nation's legal landscape.
October 11, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to overturn a federal judicial panel's ruling that South Carolina Republicans unconstitutionally discriminated against Black voters when drawing the boundaries of the state's 1st Congressional District, with the court's conservative wing expressing concern Wednesday over the quality of evidence presented in the case.
October 06, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court will return from a three-day weekend to hear arguments over the constitutionality of South Carolina's new congressional map, the burden of proof whistleblowers carry in retaliation lawsuits, and whether federal or state law should govern certain maritime insurance disputes.
September 26, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the solicitor general's request to participate in two October oral argument sessions related to disputes over whether a whistleblower is required to prove his former employer intended to retaliate against him, and the constitutionality of South Carolina's congressional map.
September 22, 2023
In the term beginning next week, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to return to some of the most hot-button issues concerning civil rights: guns, free speech, race discrimination, and potentially more.
August 18, 2023
Advocacy groups and professors on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a federal judicial panel's ruling that South Carolina Republicans unconstitutionally discriminated against Black voters when redrawing the boundaries of one of the state's congressional districts, contending sound statistical analyses prove it is a "textbook" case of racial gerrymandering.
July 17, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court should affirm a federal judicial panel's ruling that South Carolina Republicans unconstitutionally discriminated against Black voters when redrawing the boundaries of one of the state's congressional districts, the U.S. Department of Justice has said, arguing the panel's decision is supported by evidence and cannot be overturned.