May 2, 2024State defends North Florida congressional mapAttorneys say a previous plan, creating a majority Black district, was illegally based on race.…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
April 25, 2024Groups seek new review of North Florida redistrictingVoting rights groups say a plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis was racially motivated.…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
March 28, 2024Federal court rejects challenge to North Florida redistrictingThe judges said plaintiffs failed to show the Legislature was discriminating when it eliminated a majority-Black congressional district in North…By Andrew Pantazi, The Tributary
January 25, 2024Florida Supreme Court to take up North Florida redistrictingThe court agreed to consider the case, but it appears it will not be resolved before a candidate-qualifying deadline for…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
December 4, 2023North Florida redistricting fight heads to Supreme CourtVoting rights groups will appeal the elimination of Congressional District 5, a Black-majority district that included parts of Jacksonville.…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
December 1, 2023Court backs DeSantis on North Florida redistrictingThe 1st District Court of Appeal upheld the elimination of a majority-Black district stretching from Jacksonville to Tallahassee.…By Andrew Pantazi, The Tributary
November 1, 2023Appellate court considers North Florida redistrictingThe court is expected to rule by Nov. 22 the elimination of a Black-majority district stretching from Jacksonville to Gadsden…By Valerie Crowder
September 5, 2023Judge rejects North Florida congressional mapCircuit Judge J. Lee Marsh ruled that a map pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis was unconstitutional because it diminished the…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
August 25, 2023Judge expresses doubts over state’s redistricting argumentsA Florida judge pressed the state’s lawyers on whether they were asking him to contradict past precedent.…By Andrew Pantazi, The Tributary
November 20, 2022EXPLORE: How DeSantis’ congressional map affected Northeast Florida midtermsRepublicans narrowly flipped the U.S. House this election cycle, gaining four seats in Florida — including one in the newly…By Claire Heddles