Progressive civic groups in South Florida are challenging a map drawn by the Republican-controlled state Legislature with a new lawsuit filed last week. They claim four congressional districts and seven state House districts were racially gerrymandered for Hispanics.
The congressional districts being challenged stretch from the Fort Myers area on the Gulf Coast across the state to the Miami area and down to the Florida Keys. The House districts are mainly concentrated in the Miami area. All of the districts are currently represented by Republicans.
