US EditionTrial Begins over Claims that Congressional Map Packs Tampa Bay-Area Black Voters Into One District
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Trial begins over claims that congressional map packs Tampa Bay-area Black voters into one district
The lawsuit claims the new map adopted in 2022 improperly packs Black voters into District 16, diluting their electoral influence, particularly in Pinellas County.
Florida Senate District 16 redistricting trial kicks off in federal court in Tampa • Florida Phoenix
State Senate Districts for the Tampa Bay region as drawn by the Florida Legislature. Source: ACLU lawsuitA federal lawsuit alleging that a Tampa Bay area state Senate district was racially gerrymandered kicked off in a Tampa federal courtroom on Monday. The suit, filed by the ACLU of Florida and the Civil Rights & Racial Justice Clinic at New York University on behalf of five residents of Tampa and St. Petersburg, alleges that the Legislature’s …
Florida Senate District 16 Redistricting Trial Kicks Off In Federal Court In Tampa - South Florida Reporter
By: Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix A federal lawsuit alleging that a Tampa Bay area state Senate district was racially gerrymandered kicked off in a Tampa federal courtroom on Monday. The suit, filed by the ACLU of Florida and the Civil Rights & Racial Justice Clinic at New York University on behalf of five residents of Tampa and St. Petersburg, alleges that the Legislature’s plan in 2022 to connect Black populations from parts of Hillsborough and…
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