DeSantis’ new congressional map faces first legal challenge

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 831

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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As predicted, a lawsuit has been filed against the Florida congressional redistricting map signed into law Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Equal Ground Education Fund, a Black-led organization that works to increase Black political power in Florida, filed a 71-page lawsuit in the Second Judicial Circuit in Leon County on behalf of 18 individual plaintiffs who live throughout the state. The suit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief to stop the new map from …

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