The Jacksonville City Council has told the city’s lawyers to fight the latest redistricting ruling by asking a federal court to stay its earlier order requiring the city to implement a map drawn by civil-rights activists.
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Court rejects Jacksonville council districts, orders city to use plaintiffs’ maps
A federal court rejected for a second time the Jacksonville City Council’s redistricting plan, finding that the new plan passed by the council didn’t fix the racial gerrymandering that led the court to strike down a prior map.
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Federal court delays Jacksonville City Council redistricting ruling until Monday
U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard issued an order late Friday saying she would not rule on which Jacksonville City Council map to allow until Monday at the earliest.
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Jacksonville redistricting process raises questions of Sunshine Law violations
City staff held a flurry of back-to-back meetings just a few days before the maps ever came to light. Courts have viewed repeated private meetings ahead of a big decision suspiciously in light of the state’s Government-in-the-Sunshine law.
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Plaintiffs ask court to reject Jacksonville City Council’s redrawn map
The Jacksonville City Council failed to fix the problems with its original redistricting plan, plaintiffs argued Friday in a court filing asking a federal judge to reject the city’s second attempt at drawing new district lines.
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Republican T.K. Waters beats Lakesha Burton for Jacksonville sheriff
Republican T.K. Waters won the special election for Jacksonville sheriff Tuesday night, beating out Democrat Lakesha Burton.
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Democrat Reggie Gaffney Jr. beats Republican Charles Barr in special City Council election
Democrat Reggie Gaffney Jr. won the special election to succeed his father, City Councilman Reggie Gaffney Sr., beating Republican Charles Barr.
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Federal court allows race-discrimination claims in congressional redistricting lawsuit
A three-judge panel agreed Tuesday to allow voters to sue Florida’s secretary of state, claiming the state’s congressional redistricting plan discriminated against Black voters.
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Appeals court won’t halt Jacksonville racial gerrymandering ruling in latest blow to city
The Jacksonville City Council lost again in court, with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals deciding to keep in place an order finding the city had racially gerrymandered its residents.
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Jacksonville City Council passes new district map after racial gerrymandering ruling
The Jacksonville City Council passed a new district map Friday after a contentious week that at one point saw the same map first fail when it came up for a vote.