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Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

Pending petition
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-807 D.S.C. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issues: (1) Whether the district court erred when it failed to apply the presumption of good faith and to holistically analyze South Carolina Congressional District 1 and the South Carolina General Assembly’s intent; (2) whether the district court erred in failing to enforce the alternative-map requirement in this circumstantial case; (3) whether the district court erred when it failed to disentangle race from politics; (4) whether the district court erred in finding racial predominance when it never analyzed District 1’s compliance with traditional districting principles; (5) whether the district court clearly erred in finding that the General Assembly used a racial target as a proxy for politics when the record showed only that the General Assembly was aware of race, that race and politics are highly correlated, and that the General Assembly drew districts based on election data; and (6) whether the district court erred in upholding the intentional-discrimination claim when it never even considered whether—let alone found that—District 1 has a discriminatory effect.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 17 2023Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due March 29, 2023)
Mar 29 2023Brief amici curiae of State of Alabama, et al. filed.
Mar 29 2023Motion of The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, et al. to dismiss or affirm submitted.
Mar 29 2023Amicus brief of National Republican Redistricting Trust submitted.