Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court

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Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court

Curt Anderson

Associated Press Published: July 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM Tags: Marina Jenkins , Politics , U.S. news , ethnicity , Jorge Labarga , Al Lawson , Carlos Muniz , Ron DeSantis , Race FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event on May 31, 2023, in Salix, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Charlie Neibergall, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Florida's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state's current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district in north Florida that was pushed by Republican Gov. R