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Cubanos Pa'lante et al v. Florida House of Representatives et al

  1. January 14, 2026

    Fla. Mapmaker Takes Stand In Gerrymandering Trial

    The Florida House of Representatives' chief map drawer took the stand Wednesday to defend his work, pushing back on allegations that the electoral maps were racially gerrymandered and telling the court that he followed natural geographic boundaries as much as possible when drawing the maps.

  2. January 13, 2026

    Expert Says Fla. Electoral Maps Are Racially Designed

    An expert witness in a trial over claims that Florida's electoral maps are racially gerrymandered told a three-judge district court panel Tuesday that she found a uniform concentration of Hispanic voters across three congressional districts that was not explained by regional demographics.

  3. January 12, 2026

    Trial Opens In Gerrymandering Claims On 4 Fla. Districts

    The coalition of civic groups and Florida residents claiming new congressional and state legislative maps are racially gerrymandered opened their case Monday against the state, putting on an expert witness who proffered alternative maps for the challenged districts.

  4. November 24, 2025

    Fla. Must Face Racial Gerrymandering Claims On 4 Districts

    A three-judge federal district court panel ruled that there is enough evidence showing that three Miami-area Florida House of Representatives districts and one congressional district may have been racially gerrymandered to warrant sending a lawsuit challenging them to trial.

  5. October 29, 2025

    Race Wasn't Major Factor In Redistricting, Florida Argues

    The Florida House of Representatives told a federal court panel on Wednesday that it should toss a lawsuit alleging several voting districts were racially gerrymandered, saying the civic groups and residents who brought the complaint have not shown the state Legislature did not act in good faith when approving new electoral maps.

  6. February 18, 2025

    Florida Racial Gerrymandering Suit Can Proceed, Panel Rules

    A Florida three-judge panel declined to toss a federal gerrymandering lawsuit against the state's House of Representatives and secretary of state, ruling that a trio of civic groups plausibly alleged that race was a predominant factor motivating the formation of several voting districts.

  7. July 24, 2024

    Fla. Groups Argue Racial Gerrymandering Suit Is Valid

    A trio of South Florida civic groups urged a Miami federal judge Tuesday to deny a request to dismiss their gerrymandering lawsuit against state officials, arguing that each claim "easily clears the plausibility threshold" and that the Florida House of Representatives hasn't grasped their "well-pleaded allegations."

  8. July 11, 2024

    Florida Slams Racial Gerrymandering Suit

    Florida's secretary of state and House of Representatives have asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging four congressional districts and seven House districts as racially gerrymandered, arguing that the challengers failed to show that race was the predominant factor in how the districts were drawn.

  9. May 24, 2024

    South Fla. Residents Sue Over Racial Gerrymanders

    South Florida residents hit the Legislature and the Florida Secretary of State with a lawsuit Thursday challenging four congressional districts and seven state House of Representatives districts as racially gerrymandered in violation of the 14th Amendment.