The Jacksonville City Council stacked its new redistricting committee with Republicans and hired a prominent conservative redistricting lawyer to appeal a court order finding the council’s districts were racially gerrymandered.
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Jacksonville City Council appeals racial gerrymandering ruling in redistricting case
The Jacksonville City Council has decided to appeal a federal court order that found the city had likely racially gerrymandered its district lines.
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‘Racial segregation’: Federal judge blocks Jacksonville City Council districts as racial gerrymanders
Jacksonville’s City Council districts struck down as racial gerrymanders in the federal redistricting case.
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Jacksonville agrees to stop requiring sex offenders to post “no candy” signs at Halloweeen
The city of Jacksonville agreed to stop enforcing a local ordinance that required registered sex offenders to post a “no candy or treats here” sign every Halloween.
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‘They’re not compact. They’re sprawling.’: Federal judge probes Jacksonville City Council redistricting
A federal court heard arguments in the Jacksonville City Council racial gerrymandering case.
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A federal judge will hear Jacksonville’s racial gerrymandering case Friday
Civil rights groups and Jacksonville’s city attorneys will battle in federal court Friday in a hearing that could decide whether the city’s council districts are tossed or kept before the coming 2023 elections.
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Florida Supreme Court suspends former Public Defender Matt Shirk’s license one year
Nine years after former Public Defender Matt Shirk’s many foibles first came to light, the Florida Supreme Court has taken action to discipline him, suspending his law license for a year.
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Five takeaways from Tuesday’s elections in Jacksonville
Jacksonville voters ousted a Duval School Board member, sent the sheriff’s race to a runoff and nominated a batch of freshmen legislators.
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Jacksonville sheriff election: Republican T.K. Waters and Democrat Lakesha Burton head to November runoff
Republican T.K. Waters and Democrat Lakesha Burton both earned enough votes Tuesday night to advance to a November runoff in the special election for Jacksonville’s sheriff.
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Jacksonville state attorney says T.K. Waters and wife, who works for state attorney, didn’t violate voter registration law
State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office said that Jacksonville sheriff’s candidate T.K. Waters and his wife, who is an employee of the State Attorney’s Office, did not violate voter registration laws when they continued voting in a precinct where they didn’t live.