South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

May 15, 2026

McMaster reverses course, calls special session on redistricting

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed an executive order May 14 calling the General Assembly back into a special session on May 15 to take up congressional redistricting, reversing a […]

May 5, 2026

US Supreme Court lets Voting Rights Act ruling take effect ahead of schedule

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 4 allowed a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule, bolstering Louisiana Republicans […]

May 4, 2026

SC governor signals openness to redistricting following SCOTUS voting rights ruling

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has issued a statement suggesting the state legislature should review the state’s congressional map following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights […]

Apr 29, 2026

US Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act – raising the bar for racial minorities to challenge electoral maps as racially discriminatory […]

Feb 16, 2026

2019 U.S. Supreme Court ruling fuels gerrymandering

Recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings allowing starkly partisan voting maps to be used in the November midterm elections crucial to Donald Trump’s presidency highlight how a 2019 decision by the […]

Jul 31, 2024

Court asked to order redrawing of state’s US House districts

The League of Women Voters has urged South Carolina's highest court to order the redistricting of the state's U.S. House districts, claiming they unfairly favor the Republican Party and violate state law.

Jun 5, 2024

SC case sways SCOTUS in Arkansas redistricting action

Following a decision on a similar South Carolina case, the U.S. Supreme Court has sent a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' 2021 redrawn House map back to a lower court for review.

May 24, 2024

SCOTUS: No bias in redrawing of SC congressional district

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the redrawing of a South Carolina congressional district, dismissing claims of racial discrimination.

Feb 7, 2024

Could court cases sway control of House?

Since most Americans last voted for Congress, thousands of people have been added to certain voting districts — and subtracted from others — under new political maps enacted following court […]

Dec 29, 2023

Federal judge accepts Georgia redistricting maps

ATLANTA — A federal judge on Thursday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages, saying the creation of new majority-Black voting districts solved the […]

Oct 27, 2023

Judge: Georgia must redraw legislative districts

ATLANTA — A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner, ordering the state to draw […]

Oct 13, 2023

Legislator won’t back down from justice impeachment threat

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican leader of Wisconsin’s Assembly refused to back down Thursday from possibly impeaching a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice over her refusal to step […]