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 Black voters' power in Memphis.
- The new map divides Memphis and Shelby County into three congressional districts, dismantling the state's only majority-Black district and stretching voters 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 sues to block redrawn Tennessee congressional map that breaks up Memphis
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking to block the state’s new congressional district map, citing intentional racial discrimination and First Amendment retaliation against Black voters. This marks the third lawsuit to…
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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