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U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick condemned Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed map of Florida congressional districts on Monday, arguing it would seriously harm Black voters. Under the proposed DeSantis map, all the Palm Beach County voters in her 20th Congressional District would be removed, leaving her with a Broward-only district. The 20th District is crafted to make it much more likely that Black residents of the two counties would be represented by a Black member of Congress.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking the state Supreme Court to opine on whether eliminating north Florida's only Black congressional district would violate the state constitution, even though the legislature hasn't yet sent a U.S. House map to the governor for approval.

He recently submitted his own map that throws out the district now held by Rep. Al Lawson, a Black Democrat from Tallahassee.

Ashley Lewis is an attorney in Houston with Hunton Andrews Kurth, her practice includes general litigation, with an emphasis on oil and gas litigation and construction litigation.

No word yet on how many Palm Beach County students opted out of the mask mandate, as St. Lucie County added one Tuesday night. Meanwhile, other districts aren't offering the option of opting out.