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Attorneys for the Florida House and Secretary of State Cord Byrd disputed allegations that the Legislature violated equal-protection rights in the way it drew districts that would elect Hispanic candidates.
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A new federal lawsuit challenges 11 federal and state congressional districts from Key West to Hialeah for alleged unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
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Four Miami city commissioners voted to defer "the most important vote" the city has had this year that would've adopted a new map of city districts. The commission will now vote on a settlement in two weeks 鈥 if they don't face repercussions.
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The new map was drawn up alongside voting rights advocates after more than a year of tense litigation over a redistricting effort that a federal judge called "racially gerrymandered." The deal includes a federal settlement agreement that would take taxpayers' total bill close to $3 million.
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In a new court filing, Judge K. Michael Moore states Miami's district map violates the U.S. Constitution, and no election can be held using the racially gerrymandered map.
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The ACLU of Florida's lawsuit against the City of Miami began Monday. They accuse the city of racially gerrymandering the city district map, and claim they speak for residents throughout Miami.
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Plaintiffs argue that the overhaul of North Florida鈥檚 Congressional District 5 violated part of the constitutional amendment that barred drawing districts that would 鈥渄iminish鈥 the ability of minorities to 鈥渆lect representatives of their choice.鈥
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Seeking a final ruling before the legislative session starts in January, both sides in a battle over a congressional redistricting plan asked an appeals court Friday to fast-track the case to the Florida Supreme Court.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, siding with the City of Miami in a battle over which map the city must use in the November local elections.
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A federal appeals court ruled the City of Miami shouldn't adopt a map drawn by community groups, but the groups are taking the challenge to the nation's highest court.
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In an interview with AmericaTeVe about the racial gerrymandering lawsuit against Miami, the city commissionor criticized the federal judge overseeing the case.
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In a last-minute move, an appeals court has allowed the city of Miami to hold off on adopting a new voting map ahead of November's elections, after a ruling in a racial gerrymandering lawsuit.