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New ACLU Lawsuit Says TN Redistricting Is Racial Discrimination
The civil rights groups say the map splits Memphis and Shelby County into three districts and eliminates Tennessee’s only majority-Black congressional seat.
- On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee's newly redrawn congressional map, arguing it unfairly weakens the voting power of Black voters in Memphis.
- The new map divides Memphis and Shelby County into three congressional districts, dismantling the state's only majority-Black district and forcing voters into districts stretching hundreds of miles into central Tennessee.
- Representing three Memphis voters—Amber Sherman, Rachael Spriggs, and Kermit Moore—alongside the Equity Alliance, the lawsuit claims intentional discrimination violating the 14th and 15th Amendments and First Amendment retaliation.
- Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton defended the plan, stating Republicans intended to secure a ninth seat and "ensure the state's representation in Washington reflects its conservative values."
- Plaintiffs are asking a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee to block the new maps before the August primary election and restore previous district boundaries.
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ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit over Tennessee Redistricting
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its Tennessee chapter filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of voters and Memphis-based organizations on Monday challenging Tennessee’s newly enacted congressional redistricting plan, alleging that Republican lawmakers intentionally dismantled the state’s only "black-majority" congressional district in violation of the U.S. Constitution. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle Dist…
Memphis voters file federal lawsuit against new congressional map, claiming discrimination: ‘White control over Tennessee politics’
Three Memphis voters, through the American Civil Liberties Union, have filed a federal lawsuit against Tennessee leaders, claiming the state’s new congressional maps are discriminating against Black voters.
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