Equal Ground

The Florida Supreme Court allowed new U.S. House districts drawn by Republicans to be used in the midterm elections, denying a request for a temporary injunction in a 6-1 decision. Opponents argue the districts violate a state constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering, but the court declined to rule on the case's merits, stating it lacked jurisdiction to intervene while the lawsuit proceeds in lower courts.

A Florida judge refused to dismiss Gov. Ron DeSantis' new congressional map, which could eliminate up to four Democratic seats. The decision cited potential election confusion and lack of evidence the map was improperly drawn, though it left open whether Florida's partisan gerrymandering ban violates the Supreme Court's recent race-based redistricting ruling.