A group of Tennessee voters, including former state Sen. Brenda Gilmore, filed a lawsuit Wednesday over Tennessee's newly drawn congressional maps, alleging the redistricting effort in early 2022 ...

Tennessee state Senate districts are required to be numbered consecutively in counties with more than one district — Davidson County, home to Nashville, instead houses districts 17, 19, 20, and 21.

Judges rule Tennessee Senate map unconstitutional, order legislature to redraw by Jan. 31 Meanwhile, the three-judge panel upheld the state House maps. Only the Senate districts must get redone.

The Nashville, Tenn., skyline is seen on July 11, 2022. Tennessee is facing its first court challenge Wednesday, Aug 9, 2023, over a congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic ...

Several civil and voting rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Republican Gov. Bill Lee and other state officials over Tennessee’s congressional and state Senate maps, which they ...

A Tennessee state court ruled that a Republican-drawn map for the state’s Senate seats violated the Tennessee Constitution.In coming to their Wednesday ruling, a panel of judges determined that ...

The current map has districts 17, 19, 20 and 21 all within Davidson County, meaning three of the four senators representing Davidson County face reelection in the same year.

We’ll predominantly focus on congressional maps, but will share the occasional key update on conflicts over state legislative districts. Some key states to watch: May 23, 2024, 12:36 PM EDT ...

Additionally, the lawsuit challenges state Senate District 31 in majority-Black Shelby County, including part of Memphis. It’s represented by Republican Sen. Brent Taylor.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Nashville says the U.S. House maps and those for the state Senate amount to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering under the 14th and 15th amendments.