Federal court denies restraining order in ACLU lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new congressional map

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 433

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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A panel of federal judges on Thursday denied an injunction aiming to stop Tennessee’s redrawn congressional map — which splits majority-Black, majority-Democratic Memphis into three U.S. House districts — from going into effect before the August primary election.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of voters, clergy and nonprofits in Memphis after Tennessee’s Republican-led legislature passed its new map in May. The lawsuit alleges lawmakers drew the map to dilute …

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