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Quality Journalism for Critical Times One month after a federal court upheld Gov. Ron DeSantis’ erasure of a Black-held congressional district in North Florida, voting-rights groups have asked the court to reconsider in light of the discriminatory intent the judges suggested the governor might hold. A three-judge panel sitting in the federal Northern District of Florida ruled on March 28 […] The post U.S. court asked to reconsider ruling upholding DeSantis’ quashing of Black congressional seat a

Gov. Ron DeSantis has claimed victory now that a federal trial court has upheld his demolition of a Black-controlled congressional district in north Florida, but the price includes a withering

A Judge wrote that DeSantis 'drew, proposed, and submitted the Enacted Map with race as a motivating factor.'

A federal court upheld a new congressional redistricting map that was championed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, despite a judge acknowledging that the governor "impermissibly" used race when drawing the map that diluted Black voters in North Florida.

Driskell’s testimony echoed what other witnesses said: Lawmakers knew the governor’s redrawn map would reduce Black voting power, infringing upon state law.