テネシー州の共和党議員らは木曜日、同州で唯一の民主党下院議席を廃止することを見込んだ新たな選挙区割りを可決した。共和党のビル・リー知事はその直後、同法案に署名し成立させた。この動きは、人種差別的な区割りとして一部の黒人多数選挙区を違憲と判断した最高裁判決を受けたものとなった。
ナッシュビルの州議会議事堂では、臨時議会開催中に数百人の抗議者が集まった。議員らがメンフィスを3つの共和党優勢の選挙区に分割する地図について議論する中、彼らは「ジム・クロウ2.0」「現代のアパルトヘイト」と書かれたプラカードを掲げた。デモ参加者が退去を拒否したため、州警察が議場の一部を強制排除した。
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Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature approved a new congressional map on Thursday that splits majority-Black Shelby County into three districts. The move aims to remove the state’s only Democratic-held U.S. House seat. Governor Bill Lee signed the map into law shortly after passage.
Tennessee became the first state to redraw its congressional districts after a Supreme Court decision last week that weakened Voting Rights Act protections against racial gerrymandering. Republicans in the state legislature approved a new map that removes the only U.S. House seat held by a Democrat. Governor Bill Lee signed the measure into law shortly after the vote.
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Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a proposed congressional map that would split the state's majority-Black Shelby County and likely erase the last Democratic seat in the U.S. House. The plan aims to give the GOP all nine of the state's congressional districts. It follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that weakened Voting Rights Act protections.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's April 29, 2026, Callais v. Louisiana decision striking down Louisiana's congressional map as a racial gerrymander (as covered in this series), experts warn the reinterpretation of Voting Rights Act protections could endanger minority representation nationwide. Louisiana has extended suspension of its U.S. House primaries until at least July 2026 amid expectations of a redraw.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on April 29, 2026, in Louisiana v. Callais that Louisiana’s congressional map (SB8) was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, concluding the Voting Rights Act did not require the state to draw an additional majority-Black district. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., called the ruling “a massive and devastating blow,” warning it could accelerate redistricting fights across Southern states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
A Tazewell County Circuit Court has paused certification of a Virginia referendum passed on April 21, 2026, that returns congressional redistricting power to the Democrat-controlled General Assembly. The measure passed with 51.5% of the vote, reversing a 2020 bipartisan commission approved by 66% to 34%. Legal challenges cite violations of the state constitution's amendment process.