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Michael Sainato

HISTORICAL FACTS: Florida judge strikes down desantis backed voting map as unconstitutional | History Defined

Ron DeSantis last week. The ruling is expected to be appealed by the state, likely putting the case before the Florida supreme court.
Ron DeSantis last week. The ruling is expected to be appealed by the state, likely putting the case before the Florida supreme court. Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

A judge in Florida has ruled in favor of voting rights groups that filed a lawsuit against a congressional redistricting map approved by Ron DeSantis in 2022. Voting rights groups had criticized the map for diluting political power in Black communities.

In the ruling, Leon county circuit judge J Lee Marsh sent the map back to the Florida legislature to be redrawn in a way that complies with the state’s constitution.

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