Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

Decided May 23, 2024. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 22-807 · 602 U.S. 1 · Cited 18 times

Because the District Court’s finding that race predominated in the design of South Carolina’s first congressional district was clearly erroneous, the District Court’s racial-gerrymandering and vote-dilution holdings cannot stand.

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