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Tennessee enacts new US House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis
Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis. The map was approved by Republican lawmakers and signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee, following a Supreme Court ruling last week that undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The plan could improve the GOP’s odds in Tennessee’s nine congressional seats for the November midterms. Sources from Associated Press and AP News note the impact in the context of broader redistricting battles after federal protections were weakened, and cite Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen and the NAACP as commentators. Where sources differ, PBS coverage emphasizes the national redistricting fight, while AP centers on Tennessee’s action and its voting-rights context.
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Tennessee enacts new US House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis
Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis. Tennessee is the first state to adopt new districts since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. (AP video: Kristin Hall) Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen and the NAACP.
A state-by-state guide to the redistricting fight
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Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new U.S. House primary if courts allow different districts
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Tennessee passes new congressional map that splits its only majority-Black district
The new map eliminates the one district in the state held by Democrats As protesters accused them of racial gerrymandering, Tennessee state lawmakers passed into law on Thursday a new congressional map that could allow Republicans to flip the state’s lone Democratic-held seat, notching the GOP another win in the.