Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP

Ruling in Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP, on May 23, 2024, the majority opinion declared that “the State drew District 1 with a 17% BVAP target in mind in violation of the Equal Protection Clause and that this putative use of race to draw District 1 unlawfully diluted the black vote.”

The questions presented were:

1. [W]hether the State’s decision to sort voters on the basis of race furthers a compelling governmental interest.
2. [W]hether the State’s use of race is “narrowly tailored”—i.e., “necessary”—to achieve that interest.