Equal Ground Education Fund, Inc., et al. v. Secretary, Florida Department of State, et al.
The Florida Supreme Court denied a constitutional (all writs) petition asking it to intervene in a pending First District appeal of an order denying a preliminary injunction against Florida's 2026 congressional map. The Court reaffirmed that the all-writs doctrine is not an independent basis for jurisdiction and declined to assume that the district court's eventual decision would supply a jurisdictional hook.
Key facts
- Plaintiffs challenged Florida's 2026 congressional redistricting map under the Fair Districts Amendment, article III, section 20 of the Florida Constitution.
- The trial court denied a temporary/preliminary injunction, and plaintiffs appealed the non-final order to the First District Court of Appeal.
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Holdings
- The all-writs doctrine of article V, section 3(b)(7) is not an independent basis for the Supreme Court's jurisdiction, and the Court will not exercise constitutional-writ power to intervene…
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Why it matters
Though arising in an election-law posture, this decision is an important appellate-procedure ruling for all Florida practitioners. It reinforces that the Supreme Court's all-writs jurisdiction cannot be used to… — full analysis with a trial
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