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TN Redistricting Opens with Short Meetings, Major Protests
More than a dozen protesters gathered before dawn and briefly tried to block a parking garage entrance as lawmakers prepared to redraw congressional maps.
- On Tuesday, May 5, Tennessee lawmakers convened a special legislative session to redraw congressional maps amid thousands of protesters at the Capitol opposing the effort to dismantle the state's only Black-majority district.
- Governor Bill Lee called the special session following requests from President Donald Trump, who labeled current congressional maps "unconstitutional" after a Supreme Court ruling stripped protections for majority-minority districts.
- Representative Justin Jones accused House Republicans of racism during the Rules Committee, citing a "segregated dais," while Representative Gloria Johnson denounced voice votes as "a total lack of transparency" and "lawlessness."
- House Republicans adopted new rules allowing permanent removal of disruptive observers from galleries as both chambers recessed quickly Tuesday, with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday and a final floor vote anticipated by Thursday.
- Professor Troy Goodale noted mid-decade redistricting is historically rare and predicted legal challenges before November's election, while the NAACP plans to file lawsuits to contest the redistricting and protect minority voter representation.
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The first day of Tennessee’s special session to review and redraw congressional lines wrapped up with protests from Democratic lawmakers and demonstrators opposing the redistricting effort.
·Memphis, United States
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·Nashville, United States
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