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Oct 8, 2021 · During the past decade, the Florida Supreme Court enforced these protections and redrew several congressional and state legislative districts. However, the membership of the court has changed significantly since then, creating uncertainty as to whether challenges to unfair maps will be successful this time around.
Mar 27, 2024 · A state trial court said it did and struck down the map, but an appeals court overruled that decision. Ultimately, the Florida Supreme Court will decide whether DeSantis’ map remains in place or not, but that court has signaled whatever decision it makes is unlikely to come out in time for the 2024 elections.
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Aug 24, 2023 · In 2015, the Florida Supreme Court enforced the state's Fair Districts Amendments when striking down the legislature's map and ordering lawmakers to adopt the former 5th Congressional District ...
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May 1, 2024 · WUSF | By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida. Published May 1, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT. Lauren Witte. /. Fresh Take Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration urged the state Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022.
September 2, 2023: Leon County Circuit Court Judge J. Lee Marsh struck down the state's enacted North Florida congressional districts and ordered the legislature to redraw district boundaries. June 2, 2022: The Florida Supreme Court declined to block the state's enacted congressional map.
Mar 3, 2022 · The House gave preliminary approval to two congressional maps that attempt to bridge differences between the positions taken by Gov. Ron DeSantis — who wants a more partisan map that dismantles ...
Dec 4, 2023 · The shape of the former District 5 was the result of a 2015 Florida Supreme Court decision. The main opinion, written by Judges Adam Tanenbaum and Brad Thomas, said the protection offered by what is known as the “non-diminishment” clause of the Florida Constitution and the federal Voting Rights Act “is of the voting power of ‘a ...
