Tennessee Lawmakers Weigh in on Redistricting Decision

Tennessee lawmakers weigh in on redistricting decision

(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Supreme Court's decision to dismiss a challenge to the state's redistricting maps is devastating, one lawmaker said.

Tennessee Supreme Court upholds 2022 state legislative redistricting

The Tennessee Supreme Court vacated a lower court’s judgment that a 2022 state Senate map was unconstitutional, ruling that a voter in a misnumbered Davidson County district lacked standing to challenge the map. The ruling also upheld a lower court’s…

Tennessee Supreme Court rejects State constitutional challenges to redistricting statutes

Nashville, Tenn. — On Wednesday, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an opinion in Gary Wygant, et al. v. Bill Lee, Governor, et al., rejecting state constitutional challenges to Tennessee’s redistricting statutes for the state House and Senate.

Tennessee Supreme Court rules on redistricting challenge - Nashville Banner

NO STANDING: The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled against a legal challenge to redistricting of Tennessee House and Senate maps that the General Assembly passed after the 2020 U.S. Census and enacted in February 2022. Two voters tried to challenge the new maps — Gary Wygant of Gibson County and Francie Hunt of Davidson County. In its majority opinion, the court ruled that Wygant had standing only to challenge how Gibson County was divided, but that…