DeSantis, plaintiffs agree new map breaks FL Constitution. Does it apply anyway?

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 1,067

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Gov. Ron DeSantis and the groups suing him over Florida’s new congressional map can agree on one thing: The DeSantis-drawn districts violate parts of the state Constitution — but they sharply disagree about what that means.

DeSantis says those portions of the Constitution are invalid. His challengers say otherwise.

“We believe the [Fair Districts provision] does not apply,” the governor’s top elections lawyer, Mohammad Jazil, told senators during a committee hearing last week. …

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