DeSantis' redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says

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A judge says that a Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution.

lifted its hold on a Louisiana political remap case, increasing the likelihood that the Republican-dominated state will have to redraw boundary lines to create a second mostly Black congressional district.

Every 10 years — following a once-a-decade census — lawmakers in all 50 states, including Florida, redraw political boundaries.

 

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