Tennessee gerrymander ‘unlawfully targeted Black voters,’ new lawsuit claims
Tennessee’s congressional gerrymander, which wiped out the state’s only Black-majority district, has drawn another lawsuit.
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‘We shall overcome (again)’: In powerful statehouse protests, Black voters and leaders decry GOP’s Southern gerrymanders
As legislatures rammed through unfair redraws, Black elected leaders and voters tried to show the world how Republicans are rolling back their civil rights.
‘Power grab to erase Black voices’: Southern voting groups vow to fight GOP’s gerrymanders
Voting rights organizations across the South Friday pledged to oppose the GOP’s efforts to rig congressional maps in its favor after the Supreme Court gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act last week.
NAACP sues to stop Tennessee GOP gerrymander that dismantles majority-Black district
The NAACP filed an emergency lawsuit Thursday seeking to block Tennessee’s new congressional gerrymander, arguing the GOP’s rushed effort to dismantle the state’s lone majority-Black district was not only racist but outright illegal under Tennessee law and the state constitution.
Tennessee governor signs aggressive GOP gerrymander into law
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a series of laws Thursday to approve the GOP’s new congressional map that eliminates the state’s only Black-majority district and its lone Democratic seat.
‘Jim Crow on steroids’: Tennessee gerrymander included nixing rule that voters must be notified about new districts
In the aggressive congressional gerrymander they adopted Thursday, Tennessee Republicans also removed a provision in state law requiring the government to alert voters about changes to their designated polling places when electoral lines are redrawn.
Heeding Trump, Tennessee GOP repeals state law to pass new map carving up majority-black district
The GOP-held Tennessee General Assembly Thursday changed state law to adopt a new congressional map that dilutes the state’s only Black-majority district and breaks up its lone Democratic seat.
Tennessee GOP advances aggressive gerrymander demanded by Trump
Heeding President Donald Trump’s call, Republicans in Tennessee moved forward with legislation to clear the way for their aggressive gerrymander just months before the midterm elections.
Tennessee Democrats rebuke ‘racist’ new gerrymander as GOP begins session to dismantle only majority-Black district
Democratic lawmakers, civil rights leaders and protesters converged on the Tennessee State Capitol as Republicans began work to enact a new congressional gerrymander just days after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act decision — a move voting advocates say would dismantle Black voting power.
This week at Democracy Docket: A catastrophic court ruling sets off a scramble to destroy Black political power
It’s no exaggeration to say this was among the worst weeks for voting rights in our history.