DeSantis plays down lack of Supreme Court opinion in justifying congressional redistricting effort

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 994

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously said that one of the reasons why Florida must conduct an unusual mid-decade congressional redistricting this year is because the state would likely be “forced” into compliance with an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

That legal opinion has yet to be issued by the court, however, and likely won’t be by the time the …

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