Impermissible Racial Gerrymandering and Lack of Alternative Maps The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state's current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a legal challenge that sought to restore a majority-Black district in north Florida.

A majority opinion written by Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz accepted DeSantis’ past arguments that the Equal Protection Clause in the U.S. Constitution overrides a demand in Florida’s Fair Districts language that the power of minority voters cannot be diminished in the redistricting process.