Federal Court Upholds Tennessee’s New 8R Congressional Map, Ruling Plaintiffs Cannot Separate Race From Politics
A federal three-judge court upheld Tennessee’s new congressional map on July 23, rejecting a challenge that the redistricting plan violated the 14th Amendment by engaging in racial gerrymandering. The ruling preserves the state’s newly drawn eight-seat delegation.
Judges found that plaintiffs failed to separate allegations of racial bias from Tennessee’s openly pursued partisan advantage for Republicans. The court noted that challengers provided no alternative map demonstrating how the state could meet its political goals without splitting Memphis, concluding the claim was unlikely to succeed.
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@scotus_wire🚨 A federal three-judge court has upheld Tennessee’s new congressional map against claims of racial gerrymandering under the 14th Amendment.
@scotus_wireThe court held that plaintiffs failed to disentangle race from politics. Because Tennessee openly pursued partisan Republican advantage and plaintiffs offered no alternative map showing those goals could be met without splitting Memphis, th
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