Legal Opinion

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 2, 2015No. SC14-1905PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPariente, J.

This case is before the Court for approval of a final congressional redistricting plan in accordance with the Fair Districts Amendment and in accordance with our previous opinion in League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner (Apportionment VII), 172 So.3d 363 (Fla.2015). We approve in full the trial court’s “Order Recommending Adoption of Remedial Map.” Our opinion today — -the eighth concerning legislative or congressional apportionment during this decade since the adoption of the landmark Fair Districts Amendment-should bring much needed finality to litigation concerning this state’s…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. In Re Legislative Districting of the StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
  3. In re Senate Joint Resolution of Legislative Apportionment 1176Supreme Court of Florida · 2012
  4. Wilkins v. WestSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
  5. Hickel v. Southeast ConferenceAlaska Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. League of Women Voters of PA v. CmwlthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. League of Women Voters of Florida v. DetznerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc. v. Secretary, Florida Department of StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2025
  4. Byrd, The Florida Senate v. Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc., Equal Ground Education Fund, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2023
  5. In Re: Senate Joint Resolution of Legislative Apportionment 100Supreme Court of Florida · 2022

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