ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request for an advisory opinion involving his proposed congressional map that would eliminate a Black American district in North Florida.
The move is another setback to DeSantis’ unprecedented insertion into the redistricting process after the state Senate ignored his surprise map and approved its own.
In the 5-0- order, with two justices recusing themselves, the justices wrote, “the scope of the governor’s request is broad and contains multiple questions that implicate complex federal and state constitutional matters and precedents interpreting the Voting Rights Act of 1965.”
