Republicanos do Tennessee aprovam novos mapas distritais em meio a protestos

Os republicanos do Tennessee votaram na quinta-feira para aprovar novos mapas distritais que devem eliminar a única cadeira democrata do estado na Câmara dos Representantes dos EUA. O governador republicano Bill Lee sancionou a medida logo em seguida. A decisão seguiu uma determinação da Suprema Corte que invalidou certos distritos de maioria negra por considerá-los casos inconstitucionais de manipulação racial (gerrymandering).

Centenas de manifestantes se reuniram no capitólio estadual em Nashville durante a sessão especial. Eles carregavam cartazes com frases como "Jim Crow 2.0" e "Apartheid moderno" enquanto os legisladores debatiam os mapas que dividem Memphis em três distritos com tendência republicana. Policiais estaduais desocuparam partes da galeria depois que os manifestantes se recusaram a sair.

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Tennessee republicans pass new map to eliminate democratic seat

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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.

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