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Tennessee approves new congressional map that dissolves majority Black district
Tennessee's Republican lawmakers on Thursday approved redrawing the state's congressional map to carve up the lone Democratic represented district, the latest state to scramble to redistrict as both p...

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Tennessee Republicans pass map splitting up state’s lone majority-Black district
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use House map eliminating a majority-Black district
The Supreme Court gave Republicans another congressional win. But its ruling means much more.
Late Tuesday night, the emboldened conservative majority did the opposite, endorsing a state plan that eliminates a seat held by a Black Democrat that a special US district court has declared intentio...

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Alabama’s 2026 elections are likely changing after critical Supreme Court decision: What happens now?
Supreme Court clears way for Alabama Republicans to use congressional map for midterms
SCOTUS Cobbles Together Excuse to Let Alabama Discriminate Against Black Voters in New Order
The six right-wing justices granted Alabama’s request for a stay, which clears the way for the state to hold its 2026 elections under a 2023 map crafted to deliver Republicans six congressional seats ...

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GOP House Hopes Get Big Boost In Alabama After SCOTUS Redistricting Bombshell
Supreme Court permits Alabama to use congressional map struck by lower court as racially discriminatory
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Tennessee lawmakers discuss voter representation, new congressional map at town hall

Tennessee lawmakers met with constituents in Memphis on Thursday to discuss what the recent congressional redistricting means for them.

Trump Eyes Tennessee Map Reset After Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision

Trump says Tennessee officials are moving to redraw congressional maps after Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling.
AOL

A Tennessee congressional map that defies common sense | Opinion

Other than the traditionally Republican congressional districts of East Tennessee, the state’s new district map looks like a three-year-old spilled ink and laughed as it spread everywhere. Various leaders of the super-majority quoted the U.S. Supreme ...

Tennessee passes new congressional map likely to flip final Dem seat as protests erupt inside Capitol

Tennessee's new congressional map targets the 9th District in Memphis, drawing protests from Democrats and raising legal challenges over voter rights.
CNN

Tennessee Republicans approve map carving up majority-Black US House district

Amid raucous protests Thursday, Republicans in Tennessee enacted a new US House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of President Donald Trump’s strategy to hold on to a slim majority in ...

Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors and reshapes midterms as other states follow

A portion of Shotwell Street in Memphis, Tenn., that is now a dividing line between two newly-redrawn congressional districts, is seen Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)
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Alabama, Tennessee take on redistricting as voters in Indiana, Ohio head to polls

Alabama and Tennessee move into redistricting fights while midterm voters in Indiana and Ohio head to the polls, spotlighting election maps, primaries and 2026 political stakes.
The Source Magazine

Tennessee Redistricting Fight Is Political Battlefield Everyone Should Be Watching

Tennessee’s political landscape shifted dramatically this week after Governor Bill Lee approved a controversial congressional redistricting plan that erases the state’s lone majority-Black district and could hand Republicans control of all nine of ...