Cohen, Pearson drop federal redistricting lawsuit
One of the federal lawsuits against Tennessee’s new congressional map was dismissed following a request by the plaintiffs.
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One of the federal lawsuits against Tennessee’s new congressional map was dismissed following a request by the plaintiffs.
News and updates on the new maps for Tennessee’s congressional districts — which split Memphis into three separate districts — and the lawsuits challenging the redistricting.
The map would make all nine of Tennessee’s seats Republican-leaning districts.
A new Tennessee Congressional map has left many Memphians wondering what district they’re in, but the Tennessee Comptroller now has resources.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee also signed several more bills related to redistricting.Related content:
A close-up of Shelby County, obtained by The Daily Memphian and shared by legislators on social media, shows that most of Memphis’ municipal limits appear to be split roughly three ways. The map still does not include streets, precincts or municipal boundaries. State GOP proposes splitting Memphis into three Congressional districts Proposed congressional map debated, protested at Tennessee CapitolRelated content:
“Why are (lawmakers) afraid of having to work for everyone’s vote?” asked a Memphis community organizer as people across the state and beyond came to protest a Republican-led effort to redraw the state’s congressional map.
Republicans begin the process of redistricting Tennessee’s congressional maps today, and hope to finish by Thursday. Here’s what that process will look like.
Hundreds flooded around the state capitol to protest a Republican plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, effectively removing the one Democratic voice Tennessee has in Washington D.C.
There is a single spot in Memphis where you can stand in all three congressional districts. It’s an absurdity, yes. And a cause for rage.
“One need not support any particular politician to recognize that intentionally fragmenting the voting strength of a historic Black community carries moral consequences. We should at least have enough honesty to admit what is happening.”
“Memphis is in a corner. Memphis is its own place. To divide the 9th Congressional District into thirds would be ‘like putting the Black vote in the back of the bus.’”
“This is a political moment that could determine, once and for all, if it’s time to pass the local baton from Baby Boomers to Millennials.”
State Rep. Justin J. Pearson said he will challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the 2026 Democratic primary. Pearson once worked for Cohen as a intern.
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