Challengers seek restraining orders for new voting map as US House candidate deadline approaches

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 499

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Plaintiffs suing Tennessee over its redrawn U.S. House district map are seeking temporary restraining orders from federal judges to halt the map’s use before the fast-approaching Friday candidate qualifying deadline.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee requested a restraining order on Wednesday, citing an immediate need to “preserve the status quo” while awaiting the assignment of a three-judge panel to handle the case. The organization’s lawsuit argues that the new map, which eliminates Tennessee’s …

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