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Federal Judges Block GOP Maps, Order Race-Blind Redistricting for 2026

5/27/2026

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Center

Federal Judges Block Maps

Federal judges in Florida and Alabama blocked Republican maps as Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado announced her presidential run.
U.S. judges ordered Florida and Alabama to use court-mandated maps for the 2026 elections.
Judge Joshua Hawkes said failed to prove partisan intent and warned changes would disrupt primaries.
Alabama panel with Judge Stanley Marcus required a race-blind map creating a majority-Black district.

Right

Judge Hawkes Denies

Judge Joshua Hawkes denied a last-minute request to halt Florida’s new Republican-favored congressional map before the primary.
Florida courts ordered the state to use the court-mandated congressional map for the 2026 elections.
Governor Ron DeSantis signed the map into law following the Supreme Court’s Louisiana redistricting ruling.
Judge William L. Campbell Jr. denied a Tennessee pause request, doubting map targeted Black voters.

Blindspot

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasized the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s planned return to Venezuela and her 2026 presidential bid, which Right coverage did not mention.
Center coverage also detailed the Alabama panel’s order for a race-blind map that creates a second majority-Black district, an angle absent from the Right summary.

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Federal Judges Block Maps

Federal judges in Florida and Alabama blocked Republican maps as Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado announced her presidential run.
U.S. judges ordered Florida and Alabama to use court-mandated maps for the 2026 elections.
Judge Joshua Hawkes said failed to prove partisan intent and warned changes would disrupt primaries.
Alabama panel with Judge Stanley Marcus required a race-blind map creating a majority-Black district.

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