Here’s where the cases against Tennessee’s new congressional map stand
Protesters march to the Capitol before a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (George Walker IV/AP)
There are a total of four lawsuits that challenge the Tennessee General Assembly’s new congressional map making their way through Middle Tennessee courts.
State lawmakers passed legislation to redraw congressional boundaries after an April 29 Supreme Court ruling that weakened a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Plaintiffs argue the redistricting fractured Black communities for partisan advantage by dismantling of the state’s only majority-Black congressional district in Memphis. The state maintains that the maps were made only to obtain a partisan advantage and “to avoid litigation risks of the old map.”
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Hannah Carley
Hannah Carley is a freelance journalist based in Middle Tennessee. She was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and raised in Fayetteville, Tennessee. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Middle Tennessee State University, where she contributed to her college paper, MTSU Sidelines. She also reported for Stonecom Radio in Cookeville, Tennessee, providing coverage to the 11 counties in the Upper Cumberland area.
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