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Tennessee Maps Upheld in Legal Ruling
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Tennessee’s congressional maps survive legal challenge for now as a three-judge panel rejects the NAACP’s claim that the new districts violate the state constitution — specifically, the elimination of the state’s only Black-majority district and the removal of voter notice requirements. The state defends its actions, arguing the NAACP misreads the governor’s special session call, while election officials affirm they can manage the August primaries under the new map. Though this isn’t the first legal hurdle, the judges — Anne C. Martin, Tony Childress, and James Gass — sided with the state, upholding the maps and pausing the legal battle for now.
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