A federal lawsuit regarding a South Florida congressional district and three Florida House seats will go to trial in January.

A three-Judge panel granted a state motion to dismiss legal challenges to four House seats, but allowed a case to move forward challenging Florida’s 26th Congressional District and House Districts 115, 118 and 119.

That could have significant impacts on legislative districts represented by state Reps. Omar Blanco , Juan Porras and Mike Redondo , all Republicans, and potentially any neighboring seats. It could also affect the congressional district represented by U.S. Rep. Marío Diaz-Balart , a Hialeah Republican, and on a mid-decade congressional redistricting process kicking off in the Florida Legislature in coming weeks .

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