The Tennessee General Assembly redrew the state’s Congressional districts last week, capping a whirlwind three-day special session called for by Gov. Bill Lee and marked by protest. Within an hour of the body passing the redistricting bill, Lee signed it into law, setting in motion the next phase of the story: the legal fight. Both the NAACP and Tennessee Democratic Party have filed lawsuits — in Davidson County Chancery Court and U.S. District Court, respectively — challenging the new map. And speaking of the new map, it takes some interesting twists and turns to divide the city into three separate districts.

Oh, and there was an election last week! It was a primary election but still consequential on many fronts, including:

• Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery won the Democratic nomination for county mayor.
• Voters retained two Memphis-Shelby County Schools board incumbents seeking reelection.
• Anthony Buckner moved one step closer to becoming Shelby County sheriff.
• Three of the 13 Shelby County Commission seats were decided.
• Current County Clerk Wanda Halbert lost the Democratic nomination for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk to state Rep. Joe Towns Jr.
• And LaSonya Hall claimed the Democratic nomination to run for Halbert’s office.

Also the man accused of shooting a Memphis police officer in February has been captured; two women were shot inside OUTMemphis in the Cooper-Young neighborhood after a dispute erupted during a community dinner; and all third-graders in Memphis-Shelby County Schools will spend the last two days of the school year retaking state reading exams.

— Metro editor Jane Donahoe

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Lawmakers passed a new congressional map that split Shelby County into three different congressional districts, less than a week after Gov. Bill Lee called for a special session on the matter.

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