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Monday, October 01, 2012  South Carolina's redrawn state house and congressional maps are being allowed to stand.

Monday, March 19, 2012  Six black South Carolina voters want the nation's highest court to hear their case over the state's new congressional and state House districts.

Friday, March 09, 2012  Three federal judges have ruled the new district lines drawn by South Carolina lawmakers for state House and U.S. House seats don't discriminate against black voters.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  A three-judge federal panel is beginning a two-day hearing on a lawsuit challenging the way South Carolina House and the state's congressional election district boundaries were drawn.

Thursday, December 15, 2011  A federal judge with ties to Democrats in the last fight over drawing U.S. House district lines a decade ago in South Carolina will not be part of the panel reviewing new district lines.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  The U.S. Justice Department has told state legislators it won't oppose South Carolina's redrawing of state Senate election district lines.

Friday, November 11, 2011  A top South Carolina Democratic lawyer has filed a federal lawsuit that plans for U.S. House district lines "voting apartheid."

Monday, October 31, 2011  South Carolina's congressional map, including the new 7th District, has been approved by the Department of Justince.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  In a letter the agency sent to the Senate on Monday, the Justice Department asks about District 17 which now serves voters in Chester, Fairfield, Union and York counties.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  Remapping Congressional districts can mean revenge, more 'Godfather' than 'Federalist Papers'

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  South Carolina's U.S. House redistricting plan that includes a new 7th District is under review by the U.S. Justice Department.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Council members unanimously voted in favor of a redistricting plan that will shift thousands of Columbia residents to different polling places.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  Republican State Rep. Thad Viers of Myrtle Beach says he's a candidate for South Carolina's new 7th Congressional District seat.

Monday, August 01, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has signed into the law a U.S. House redistricting plan that creates a new 7th District.

Sunday, July 31, 2011  The legislation will create a new district in the northeastern corner of the state.