A battle between the Republican-led Florida legislature and Gov. DeSantis over the redrawing of political maps could put Gadsden County and seven other counties with large Black populations back in congressional districts represented by White Republicans https://t.co/OCYldGMfqR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 12, 2022
FL Republicans at risk of throwing the congressional lines to the courts by virtue of their inability to agree on how aggressively to press their advantage. pic.twitter.com/0GXCS63zW7
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 4, 2022
Last night, the Florida state House released a new proposed congressional map—a slight amendment to the map they were planning to advance. https://t.co/AP4iToBTYY pic.twitter.com/p7vRm3zNHn
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) March 2, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has proposed yet another congressional map for Florida, and it's even more aggressive than his first. Up on 538: https://t.co/ny9veGesVX pic.twitter.com/2aLfB0QEIw
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) February 15, 2022
The Florida Supreme Court shot down Ron DeSantis’ push to get the court to rule on whether a majority Black congressional district should be broken up. DeSantis has submitted a gerrymandered map that cuts the number of Black districts in Florida by half.https://t.co/ptPpGBvAzE
— Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn) February 10, 2022
UPDATE: Speaking to reporters House Speaker @ChrisSprowls said his chamber was unlikely to adopt the governor’s approach to the North Florida congressional district and will keep it the way it is.https://t.co/VIoH3tbt9i
— Mary Ellen Klas (@MaryEllenKlas) February 10, 2022
FL Supreme Court turns down Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) request for an advisory opinion on the constitutionality of #FL05, the only Black opportunity district in North Florida. Now, FL Rs must decide whether to keep or axe it (and possibly risk the entire map in court). https://t.co/W4f6bNf9dL
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 10, 2022
⚖️COURT UPDATE: The Supreme Court of FL denies Gov. DeSantis' request to advise if a congressional district drawn to connect Black communities violates the state constitution, writing that the question is too broad and more judicial review would be needed. https://t.co/WMpECAJW8V
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) February 10, 2022
Sad! 