Judge deciding Florida congressional map dispute

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:01]POLICE SAY HE BULLIED A STUDENT WHO REPORTED THE GUN ON CAMPUS.

[00:00:05]THE BATTLE OVER FLORIDA’S REDRAWN CONGRESSIONAL MAP WENT TO COURT TODAY.

[00:00:08]WESH TWO STEWART MOORE IS JOINING US IN STUDIO WITH MORE ON THAT.

[00:00:12]STEWART SANIKA VOTING RIGHTS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL VOTERS HAD FILED THREE SEPARATE LAWSUITS, EACH ASKING JUDGE JOSHUA HAWKES TO ISSUE A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION STRIKING DOWN THE NEW MAP.

[00:00:21]THE MAP COULD BE SWITCHED FROM THE CURRENT 20 TO 8 REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT BREAKDOWN IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DELEGATION IN THE U.S. HOUSE TO A 24 TO 4 ADVANTAGE FOR THE GOP.

[00:00:31]AN ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF ARGUES THE MAPS WERE DRAWN TO FAVOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA’S FAIR DISTRICTS AMENDMENT BANNING PARTIZAN GERRYMANDERING.

[00:00:41]PLAINTIFFS AND FLORIDA VOTERS WILL FACE IRREPARABLE HARM.

[00:00:46]THE 2026 ELECTION GOES FORWARD UNDER UNLAWFUL DISTRICTS.

[00:00:50]ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PARTIZAN INTENT, EVEN THOUGH PARTIZAN DATA WAS USED TO DRAW THE NEW DISTRICTS.

[00:00:57]ATTORNEY MO SAYS THE COURT SHOULD LEAVE THE MAP IN PLACE BECAUSE IT IS TOO CLOSE TO THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO MAKE SUCH A BIG CHANGE.

[00:01:06]THERE SHOULD BE A TRIAL, THERE SHOULD BE A PROPER ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTS, ALL OF THE FACTS, A TESTING OF THE EVIDENCE, A TESTING OF THE EXPERT WITNESSES BEFORE ANOTHER PLAN IS IMPOSED OTHER THAN THE ONE THAT THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE ENACTED.

[00:01:20]NOW, THE DIFFERENCE COULD MATTER.

[00:01:21]IN A MIDTERM ELECTION YEAR, WHERE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS TRYING TO HOLD ON TO I