Yesterday I reported that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) had quickly signed into law a new aggressively gerrymandered electoral map following last week’s Supreme Court ruling that kneecapped the Voting Rights Act.
Experts say the new map makes it likely that four districts currently held by Democrats would flip to Republicans.
As expected, several pro-voting and civil rights groups have filed lawsuits over the new map alleging it violates the Sunshine State’s constitution.
NEW: Several pro-voting groups sued to block Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ newly enacted gerrymander, arguing it violates a voter-approved state ban on partisan redistricting.
The lawsuit comes after another coalition of civil rights groups also sued to block the measure yesterday.…
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) May 5, 2026
From Democracy Docket:
In the lawsuit, the advocacy organization Common Cause is asking the court to strike down the new map because a Florida constitutional amendment bans partisan redistricting.
Common Cause is joined in the suit by the League of Women Voters of Florida and the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Sixty percent of Florida voters “banned partisan gerrymandering in 2010,” Norm Eisen, whose organization Democracy Defenders Fund filed on behalf of the plaintiffs, wrote on social media. “This map defies voters’ will.”
Separately, the Campaign Legal Center and the UCLA Voting Rights Project sued Monday on behalf of six voters to block the gerrymander.
DeSantis had the new map drawn up in anticipation of the SCOTUS ruling, giving voters little time for input.
.@CampaignLegal Center, @UCLA_VRP file another lawsuit against @RonDeSantis‘ congressional map
Reporting by @JacobOgles#FlaPolhttps://t.co/LMdQyU65Fi
— Florida Politics (@Fla_Pol) May 5, 2026
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