Published 19 days ago

Judge tosses Miami’s voting map over racial gerrymandering

Miami commissioners violated Miami residents' constitutional rights by redrawing the city's map in 2022 based on race, as ruled by U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore.
The redistricting resulted in three Hispanic districts, one Black district, and one "Anglo" district, reducing citizens to their racial backgrounds, denying them equal protection.
Judge Moore's filing stated, "By sorting its citizens based on race, the City reduced Miamians to no more than their racial backgrounds, thereby denying them the equal protection of the laws.

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The Hill

Judge tosses Miami’s voting map over racial gerrymandering

A federal judge in Florida tossed out Miami’s city district maps on Wednesday, ruling that the city racially gerrymandered for decades, throwing the electoral future of the city into question. A group of civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and NAACP, sued Miami in 2022, claiming that its makeup of council…

19 days ago·Washington, United States

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The Epoch Times

Judge Rules Miami ‘Unconstitutionally’ Gerrymandered Voting Maps

A federal judge has struck down Miami’s current city commission maps, ruling that the city “unconstitutionally” drew district lines based on race. Originally filed in 2022, when the city redistricted the five commission seats, Grove Rights and Community Equity Inc. and two local chapters of the NAACP argued that the new maps constituted an illegal racial gerrymander. Gerrymandering is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries w…

19 days ago·New York, United States

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WPLG

Judge rules Miami commission maps unconstitutional: ‘Miamians suffered’

A federal judge struck down Miami’s current city commission map, ruling that the city “unconstitutionally” drew district lines based on race.U.S. District Court Judge K. Michael Moore, who has presided over the case — which was filed by GRACE and other community groups — issued the 83-page ruling Wednesday. It came after a bench trial.He found that city commissioners unconstitutionally drew district lines in both 2022 and 2023 and prohibited the…

19 days ago·Miami, United States

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NBC Miami

Federal judge rules Miami redistricting plans ‘unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered'

Federal Judge K. Michael Moore said in a ruling that all five districts are unconstitutional and racially gerrymandered in violation of the 14th Amendment.

20 days ago·Miami, United States

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