Florida Judge Blocks DeSantis Redistricting Map That Would Affect Black Voters

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A judge in Florida rejected a congressional redistricting plan approved by state Republicans that divides up a district with a large Black population.

the long, narrow congressional district—which is represented by Rep.

Al Lawson —was redrawn because it is not especially compact, stretching more than 150 miles from Jacksonville to Tallahassee.on Wednesday the state will appeal Smith’s ruling to a higher court, and is “confident the constitutional map enacted by the Florida legislature and signed into law passes legal muster.”

 

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