Equal Ground Education Fund v. Byrd; Vaccari v. Byrd; Common Cause v. DeSantis
The Florida Supreme Court denied for lack of jurisdiction an emergency petition seeking to halt use of the state’s new congressional map while consolidated challenges to the map under the state’s Fair Districts Amendment proceed. An intermediate court, after denying expedited review, is considering the plaintiffs’ appeal of a trial court’s denial of a temporary injunction.
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