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DeSantis purposely dismantled a Black congressional district, attorney says as trial over map begins

  • Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed the Legislature's maps, resulting in the approval of a map that helped Republicans gain a majority in the House and left Black voters in north Florida unrepresented.
  • DeSantis directed his staff to draw a new map and submit it to the Legislature, leading to the dismantling of a district held by Black Democratic Rep. Al Lawson and dispersing it among conservative north Florida districts won by white Republicans.
  • A federal trial opened in Florida where lawyers argue that DeSantis violated the U.S. Constitution by deliberately dismantling a congressional district that favored Black candidates.
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DeSantis purposely dismantled a Black congressional district, attorney says as trial over map begins

Lawyers representing Black voters told a three-judge federal panel that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the U.S. Constitution by deliberately dismantling a congressional district that favored Black candidates. A

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DeSantis purposely dismantled a Black congressional district, attorney says as trial over map begins

Lawyers representing Black voters told a three-judge federal panel that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the U.S. Constitution by deliberately dismantling a congressional district that favored Black candidates

2 months ago·United States
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DeSantis purposely dismantled a Black congressional district, attorney says as trial over map begins

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers representing Black voters told a three-judge federal panel that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the U.S. Constitution by deliberately dismantling a congressional district that favored Black candidates. A trial over the congressional districts the governor pushed through the Legislature last year began Tuesday in federal court. Groups including the NAACP say the…

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States
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DeSantis purposely dismantled a Black congressional district, attorney says as trial over map begins

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — On the same day Alabama Black voters scored a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal trial opened in Florida in which lawyers say Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the U.S. Constitution by deliberately dismantling a congressional district that favored Black candidates. It’s one of several lawsuits around the country that are challenging Republican-drawn maps they say are g…

2 months ago·Panama City, United States
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Fla. Gov. DeSantis' redistricting plan is being challenged in federal court

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces a legal challenge to a congressional map he pushed through the legislature. Voting rights groups say the map targets Black voters and violates the Constitution.

2 months ago·Washington, United States
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DeSantis purposely dismantled a Black congressional district, attorney says as trial over map begins

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — On the same day Alabama Black voters scored a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal trial opened in Florida in which lawyers say Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the U.S. Constitution by deliberately dismantling a congressional district that favored Black candidates. It’s one of several lawsuits around the country that are challenging Republican-drawn maps they say are gerrymandered to diminish the ability of…

2 months ago·Tacoma, United States
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