A federal court upheld Florida's congressional map, championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), rejecting claims that district lines were racially gerrymandered.
The three-judge panel on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida sided with the state after it eliminated a previous black-majority district that stretched across much of the length of the northern part of the state. The changes were part of a map that gave Republicans a significant advantage for the congressional delegation, and the judges agreed the changes were not racially motivated.
“The plaintiffs have not proven that the Legislature acted with race as a motivating factor in passing the Enacted Map. Accordingly, the plaintiffs’ intentional vote dilution claims fail under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments,” the ruling continued. “This decision is vindication that Florida’s redistricting maps comply with Florida law and the U.S. Constitution,” Byrd said in a statement on Thursday. “We are very pleased with the outcome of this effort.”
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