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Friday, 24 July 2026
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Federal Judges Clear New Tennessee Congressional Map That Splits Black District

A three-judge panel rejected a request to block the map ahead of August primaries, allowing the redistricting plan to take effect.

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A federal judicial panel allowed Tennessee to use a new congressional map that splits apart a majority-Black district in Memphis, according to a decision issued on Thursday.

The three-judge panel rejected an effort to block the map ahead of the state's primary elections in August, declining to issue a preliminary injunction against it.

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The panel deciding the case consisted of three judges.

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Sources

  1. abcnews.com — Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map (opens in a new window)
  2. thehill.com — Federal judges allow Tennessee congressional map dividing majority-Black Memphis district (opens in a new window)
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