This case challenges two Florida Senate districts in the Tampa Bay area—Districts 16 and 18—as racially gerrymandered in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. District 16 stretches across the waters of Tampa Bay to connect disparate and distinct Black communities in Tampa and St. Petersburg, packing more than half of the region’s Black residents into that district. As a result, adjacent District 18 is artificially stripped of Black residents, diminishing their influence and voice in elections there. These districts’ configuration is not necessary to comply with the Voting Rights Act or the minority-protection provisions of Florida’s Fair Districts Amendments. We filed our complaint in April 2024, and the court denied the government’s motion to dismiss in May 2024. On March 31, 2025, the court granted in part and denied in part the government’s motion for summary judgment, permitting our claim concerning District 16 to proceed to trial. Trial was held June 9-12, 2025. Post-trial briefing will be completed in July.