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Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year's midterm elections.
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Alabama Democrat says he expects courts to maintain redistricting injunction
U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, said at a Montgomery town hall Thursday evening that he did not expect the U.S. Supreme Court to lift an injunction barring Alabama from changing district lines before 2030.
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NAACP Tennessee files lawsuit challenging redrawn US House district map
The NAACP's Tennessee chapter filed a lawsuit Thursday afternoon challenging the legality of the state's new congressional map, redrawn so a majority-Black voting district was eliminated.
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Tennessee lawmakers pass US House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis
Amid raucous protests Thursday, Republicans in Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of President Donald Trump’s strategy to hold on to a slim majority in the November midterm elections.
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Boundary issues: Hamilton County NAACP opposes proposed congressional maps
The Hamilton County branch of the NAACP hosted a press conference to oppose state lawmakers' newly proposed congressional maps and the redistricting effort to eliminate the last Democrat-held seat in Tennessee.
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Lawsuit: Former Mountain City Club leaders loaned $2M to music studio project
The now-ejected leaders of the Mountain City Club loaned $2 million to a music and movie studio project in downtown Chattanooga without receiving approval from the club's board, according to a lawsuit in Hamilton County Circuit Court.
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Al Gore talks renewable energy, data centers and climate crisis at Tennessee conference
Former Vice President Al Gore said he is encouraged by the growing international adoption of renewable energy sources, even as the effects of a changing climate are hitting closer to home.
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TBI releases identity of man shot and killed by Chattanooga police
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released the name of the man shot and killed by Chattanooga police on Saturday.
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Republicans unveil map carving up Tennessee’s majority-Black House district
Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday proposed a congressional map aimed at diluting the state's lone majority-Black district, a swift response to last week's Supreme Court ruling that weakened a landmark voting rights law.
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Southern Republicans press ahead with election-year redistricting of US House despite protests
Republicans in several Southern states pressed ahead with an aggressive election-year redistricting effort Wednesday, undeterred by demonstrations and objections to their plans to reshape majority-Black congressional districts that have suddenly become vulnerable because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
