NAACP files for federal court injunction to stop new Tennessee congressional map

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 510

Last Updated: 1 day, 11 hours ago

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The same day the Democratic Party dropped its lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new U.S. House map, the state NAACP chapter is petitioning a federal judicial panel to block the map while its case goes forward.

The motion argues that the new map violates the 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution and that the new map represents intentional racial discrimination meant to dilute the power of Black Memphis voters.

“In Memphis and across Shelby …

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