Florida Supreme Court Rejects Effort to Block 2026 Republican Congressional Map

The high court cited a lack of jurisdiction in the bid to prevent the congressional map from going into effect.

People gather outside the Florida Supreme Court, where justices will hear arguments on a proposed ballot issue regarding abortion, in Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 7, 2024. Brendan Farrington/AP Photo

The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition for a constitutional writ to intervene in a lower court challenge of the state’s new congressional district map.

The court cited a lack of jurisdiction at the current juncture regarding the First District Court of Appeal’s denial of the plaintiffs’ motion, meaning it did not rule on the merits of claims that the newly enacted map is in violation of the Fair Districts Amendment.