Florida’s Constitution Bans The Sort Of Map-Rigging Republicans Want To Do There
By S.V. Date
Published on April 26, 2026.
The Florida Supreme Court's ruling on the 2022 challenge may not be the first time the court has considered this. The case involved a Black-majority district held by former congressman Al Lawson that the DeSantis map eliminated. The plaintiffs' lawyers focused on a portion of the constitutional amendment that prohibits weakening districts for racial minorities and largely ignores the prohibition against drawing a partisan map.
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