Supreme Court to Consider If GOP Lawmakers Racially Gerrymandered South Carolina District

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) speaks during a news conference about a cannabis reform bill she introduced on Nov. 15, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. . AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

The Supreme Court will consider whether the South Carolina legislature racially gerrymandered the congressional seat currently held by Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican.

The case will be closely watched, given the Republicans’ thin current majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.