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Gerrymandering SC (1)01

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to overturn the redrawn 1st Congressional District map that a lower court ruled was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The 2022 map, which was used in that year’s general election, will be used in the June 11 primary and later in the general election.
Gavin Jackson
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to overturn the redrawn 1st Congressional District map that a lower court ruled was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The 2022 map, which was used in that year’s general election, will be used in the June 11 primary and later in the general election.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 25, 2024: an update from SC Public Radio reporter Victoria Hansen on the 1st Congressional District Republican primary race; former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley comes around to the Trump train after being his final primary opponent; Gov. McMaster signed several bills into law this week, including a law with new penalties for drunk driving; and more!

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Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.