Judges Uphold Map in State Redistricting Lawsuit

Court rules against NAACP's gerrymandering challenge

Three judges side with state as new congressional maps take hold in Tennessee

Three-judge panel upholds Tennessee redistricting

A three-judge state panel on Tuesday dismissed a legal challenge to Tennessee’s redrawn congressional maps brought by the state chapter of the NAACP, its president, a state lawmaker and a congressional candidate. The unanimous decision by the court keeps intact,…

Judges uphold map in state redistricting lawsuit

A panel of judges delivered a setback for those wishing to preserve Tennessee’s only majority-Black congressional district. While a federal judge denied an ACLU injunction in its redistricting lawsuit.

TN judges uphold redistricting in NAACP, Memphis lawsuit

Court rules against NAACP in congressional districts case - Nashville Banner

On Tuesday afternoon, a state court three-judge panel ruled against the NAACP in a lawsuit challenging the state’s new congressional districts map, which divided up the predominantly Black city of Memphis into three districts following the U.S. Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act. The panel has ordered the case dismissed with prejudice. In its final order, the panel ruled that sovereign immunity — which protects states from being …