DeSantis Florida redistricting map is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says
![State Sen. Kelli Stargel looks through redistricting maps during a Senate Committee on Reapportionment hearing on Jan. 13, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution, a state judge ruled Saturday.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/09/02/ap23245778172214_wide-6f5279e14f18be6fe1f564efcdf3532fb8bc5cf0.jpg?s=600)
The decision was the latest to strike down new congressional maps in Southern states over concerns that they diluted the voting power of Black residents.
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