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Jim RosicaOctober 26, 2015

Those now involved in the ongoing congressional redistricting challenge are against letting Republican U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster become a new party in the case, according to court filings released Monday. The Florida House of Representatives, Florida Senate, Common Cause and League of Women Voters of Florida, among others, filed responses opposing Webster’s motion to intervene, submitted last week […]

Jim RosicaOctober 23, 2015

In what could be a losing move, Republican U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster is asking the state Supreme Court to allow him to be a new party in the ongoing congressional redistricting challenge. Webster, who represents Central Florida’s 10th Congressional District, filed his motion to intervene Thursday. Webster’s filing says he “recognizes that generally intervention is […]

Jim RosicaOctober 14, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court wants to hear from both sides one more time as a congressional redistricting lawsuit draws to a close. The court on Wednesday ordered oral argument in the case at 2 p.m. on Nov. 2. The justices will consider the map recommended by a lower court judge as it wraps up the challenge […]

Gary FineoutSeptember 25, 2015

The Florida judge who will play a pivotal role in deciding the fate of the state’s political landscape says he may craft his own proposal to sort out the mess left from squabbling over Florida’s 27 congressional districts. Circuit Judge Terry Lewis has been asked by the state Supreme Court to pick a new congressional map […]

Associated PressSeptember 24, 2015

Beginning on Thursday morning, a Florida judge will try to sort out the political mess left because of squabbling over the state’s 27 congressional districts. The Florida Supreme Court in July ordered the Republican-controlled Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts after finding the current map violated standards adopted by voters. But the House and Senate […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 22, 2015

Two prominent Republican state senators are on the witness list for Thursday’s wrap-up hearing in the congressional redistricting court fight. Sen. Tom Lee, the chamber’s budget chief, and Sen. Bill Galvano, head of its redistricting panel, are set to testify. The witness list refers them as “will calls,” meaning they will definitely take the stand. […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 22, 2015

In a one-sentence decision, the Florida Supreme Court has shot down the House of Representatives’ plea to allow “discovery” in the ongoing congressional redistricting challenge. “The Florida House of Representatives’ Motion for Reconsideration, filed September 17, 2015, is hereby denied,” it said. The House’s motion was for the court to reconsider its decision not to allow discovery, […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 21, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court on Monday moved a step closer to potentially allowing “discovery” in the ongoing congressional redistricting challenge. The court granted permission for Florida House of Representatives lawyers to file further arguments as to why they should be allowed to ask questions about proposed maps turned in by some of the plaintiffs. One […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 15, 2015

Circuit Judge Terry Lewis will have at least seven proposed maps to sort out as he determines the best way to fix Florida’s congressional district boundaries. As of Tuesday, those maps include the House’s original “base map,” unchanged since last month’s Special Session, and two from the Senate, one of which puts the southern flank of eastern […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 11, 2015

Circuit Judge Terry Lewis has given parties in the ongoing congressional redistricting case until Monday to submit their final versions of how to draw boundary lines for those districts. At a brief hearing on Friday, Lewis set the date for all competing maps to be submitted. A final hearing on the matter still is set for Sept. 24, court […]

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