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A trial over the constitutionality of Florida’s Senate districts is set for 2025

A lawsuit, filed in April, alleges that Senate District 16 and Senate District 18 in the Tampa Bay area were racially gerrymandered in 2022.
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A rehearing is rejected in Florida’s congressional redistricting

A federal court rejected a request by voting rights groups to reconsider a ruling that upheld the constitutionality of Florida's congressional redistricting.
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The Florida Senate President and Secretary of State dispute that Tampa Bay districts are racially gerrymandered

Kathleen Passidomo's attorneys said, “The allegation that race was the predominant factor in the drawing of the challenged districts is denied.”
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A new lawsuit says some Florida House and congressional districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered

A federal lawsuit contends that some state House and congressional districts in Florida were unconstitutionally gerrymandered in 2022.
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Florida defends its Congressional map

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration urged the state Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of a 2022 congressional redistricting plan.

The Scoop: Fri., April 26, 2024 Tampa bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

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Voting rights groups want a court to take another look at whether Florida redistricting was racially discriminatory

Voting rights groups want a court to reconsider a ruling that upheld the constitutionality of a Florida congressional redistricting plan.
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Federal judges uphold Florida’s congressional redistricting plan

A three-judge federal panel rejected a challenge to a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature.
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Florida Supreme Court won’t speed up a case challenging Congressional redistricting; the disputed map will likely remain in effect for the 2024 elections

The Florida Supreme Court refused to speed up a challenge to congressional redistricting that Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature.
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Florida is fighting an attempt to speed up the legal battle over Congressional redistricting

Florida is objecting to an attempt to speed up the Florida Supreme Court ruling on congressional redistricting in time for 2024 elections.
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The Florida Supreme Court will take up whether the state’s congressional redistricting plan is unconstitutional

The Florida Supreme Court’s indicated that the case is unlikely to be resolved in time for the 2024 congressional elections.
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Ten big legal issues in Florida to watch in 2024

State and federal courts in 2024 are expected to buzz with major Florida cases including these ten.

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