The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments on whether South Carolina’s First Congressional District was racially gerrymandered and needs to be redrawn, as recommended by an appellate court.
The case involves state Republican lawmakers challenging a lower court decision, which found that the state’s 1st Congressional District was an unlawful racial gerrymander. A three-judge panel in January found that South Carolina’s reapportionment mapmaker tried to keep the African American population below a certain target in the district, treating Charleston County “in a fundamentally different way than the rest of the state,” according to The Washington Post.
The high court’s decision may not come until January. If it rules the district was racially gerrymandered, state lawmakers may be forced to redraw the 2024 congressional map for the state to accommodate voters in Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Jasper counties. More.
Meanwhile are two related news reports. First is this story about the current officeholder, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-Isle of Palms, possibly facing a primary challenger over her vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last week. And then there’s this report of her saying she’ll support uber-conservative U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be the new speaker.
From the City Paper:
CP NEWS: 12 counties encounter censorship in last 3 years. Twelve out of the state’s 46 counties have experienced some kind of book banning or censorship effort in the last three years, according to a new review by the ACLU of South Carolina.
CP FOOD: Long-awaited King BBQ to open in North Charleston. Local and national audiences have been anxious to get into the new barbecue joint, scheduled to open this week.
Note: The eatery opened Sunday.
CP ARTS: Charleston’s PURE to host women’s storytelling showcase. In an evening of poetry, music, art and essays, leading Charleston artists from teenagers to 60-year-olds will share on Oct. 24 their stories about womanhood on the Cannon Street Arts Center stage.
CP ARTS: Bates to open comedy club in North Charleston. Comic Josh Bates, the producer behind that comedy series, on Sept. 19 announced on Instagram he will open a new comedy club called Wit’s End in North Charleston in February.
CP OPINION, Brack: How you might become a conservationist. “Pay attention to what’s going on in your yard for long enough and you may just become a dyed-in-the-wool conservationist, Tennessee writer Margaret Renkl suggests. But not really in a blue or red, conservative or liberal political way. More in a holistic, natural way.”
CP OPINION, Arnoldi: Watch out for job scams. “Searching for a job is hard. Job seekers anxiously wait for a phone call or an interview, hoping that their next contact is going to turn into a good offer. What makes it more difficult is when that promising job posting is nothing but a scam. In the U.S. and Canada, 14 million people experience a job scam annually, at a loss of $2 billion.”
In other recent news:
MIDEAST WAR: Death toll passes 1,100 in Israel, Gaza. The next phase of the new war between Israel and Gaza is budding as thousands of Israeli soldiers mass on the border with Gaza. At least 150 Israelis are thought to be held in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel has ordered a “complete siege” of Gaza. A U.S. carrier strike group is headed to the region. And South Carolina lawmakers are reacting to the surprise attack.
S.C. agency warns against eating fish contaminated by forever chemicals. The state Department of Health and Environmental Control is advising people to limit consumption of some kinds of fish due to contamination by forever chemicals.
Monday’s $1.55 billion Powerball jackpot is one of largest ever. It’s another huge lottery jackpot on Monday. Will you win?
Charleston school advisory group blindsided by board. Members of a health advisory committee say they were blindsided by the effort by the Charleston County School District Board of Trustees to replace them. Meanwhile, the suspended superintendent is speaking up about being put on leave.
GUN VIOLENCE: Police arrest teen in deadly North Charleston shooting. North Charleston police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a murder on Stall Road. In other weekend news related to gun violence, four were hurt in Florence during a Friday night shooting; a teenager has been charged in a Thursday shooting in Beaufort County; and a Beaufort toddler died in an Oct. 1 shooting.
May Forest State Park opens on James Island. The state’s newest state park is attracting a flow of visitors.
Source: The Post and Courier
Greystar’s Faith on Forbes list of 400 richest American. Bob Faith, founder of Greystar in Charleston, is the only South Carolinian on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. He’s listed at No. 182 with a worth of $5.8 billion.
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