State responds to Tennessee NAACP lawsuit challenging redistricted map

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 551

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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State attorneys are asking the court to deny the NAACP Tennessee chapter’s request to stop a redrawn congressional map from going into effect before the 2026 election.

NAACP Tennessee President Gloria Sweet-Love and the NAACP Tennessee State Conference filed an emergency petition in Davidson County Chancery Court on May 7, hours after Gov. Bill Lee signed into law the new U.S. House district map — which carved up the state’s only majority-Black, majority-Democrat district …

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