Independent Mail (Anderson)

The League of Women Voters is accusing the state of reworking district lines to give Republican candidates an advantage with the congressional redistricting plan, which Gov. Henry McMaster signed on Jan. 26, 2022. Lynn Teague, League of Women Voters of South Carolina vice president for issues and action, said this lawsuit is different from the previous one, which alleged racial gerrymandering."The U.S. Supreme Court had decided they would not consider any gerrymandering other than racial. The state constitutional provides a broader range of very shallow reasons why it could be justiciable."

Press Mention: WPDE-TV (Florence)

Tuesday afternoon, the State Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a case challenging the constitutionality of how the state’s Congressional Districts are drawn. “The League of Women Voters of South Carolina vs. Alexander”, challenges the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering specifically under the South Carolina constitution Article 1, Section 5,

Nonpartisan civil rights organizations argued before the South Carolina Supreme Court today that the state constitution forbids partisan gerrymandering, or the rigging of electoral maps to protect a political party’s advantage in elections. "South Carolinians have the right not just to vote, but to cast a vote that genuinely reflects the interests of their community," said Nancy Williams, President of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina.

Washington, DC — Today, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that prevented the Trump administration from deporting migrants to countries other than their country of origin without affording them due process. Today’s decision — issued without any hearing on the Court’s “shadow docket” — allows the Trump administration to continue to deport non-citizens to countries they have never visited without an opportunity to challenge the deportation.