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Judge to strike down DeSantis’s preferred congressional map as unconstitutional

By Ryan King
Published May 11, 2022 7:45pm ET
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Judge to strike down DeSantis’s preferred congressional map as unconstitutional
A lower court judge in Florida announced his intent on Wednesday to block a congressional map championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Judge Layne Smith, whom DeSantis appointed to the 2nd Circuit Court of Florida, said a portion of the map was likely unconstitutional and wrongly diminished the voting rights of black voters in the Sunshine […]

A lower court judge in Florida announced his intent on Wednesday to block a congressional map championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

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