Florida Supreme Court leaves DeSantis' congressional map in place for midterms
Posted on AllSides June 3rd, 2022
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The Florida Supreme Court declined to weigh in on the congressional map drawn by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, leaving new district boundaries that have been criticized as discriminatory against Black Floridians in place ahead of the midterm elections.
The map — which DeSantis forced the state Legislature to approve — gives Republicans as many as four additional House seats in Congress. A number of advocacy groups challenged the map in state court in April, saying it violates anti-gerrymandering provisions in the state Constitution.
A lower court judge blocked the state from using the map in May...