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Federal Judges dismiss lawsuit alleging Black voter suppression and gerrymandering In Tennessee

Black Politics Now by Black Politics Now
February 13, 2025
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Attendees gather for a Black Voters Matter event outside First Baptist Church Capitol Hill in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 20, 2021.

Attendees gather for a Black Voters Matter event outside First Baptist Church Capitol Hill in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 20, 2021.

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Federal judges have reached a decision regarding the disputed 2022 redrawing of Tennessee’s congressional districts, which critics claim weakened the voting power of Black and Democratic voters.

According to the Associated Press, a panel of three federal judges ruled on August 28, dismissing a 2023 lawsuit that challenged the redistricting.

In their decision, the judges noted, “In sum, the complaint alleges facts that are consistent with a racial gerrymander,” but also pointed out, “the facts are also consistent with a political gerrymander.”

The judges suggested that the Republican supermajority in the state legislature likely resulted from “naked partisanship,” offering a “straightforward explanation” for the redistricting.

Despite dismissing the lawsuit, the panel stated that the plaintiffs have the option to refile within 30 days. However, the amended complaint must “plausibly disentangle race from politics.”

The judges further instructed that any future lawsuit should avoid centering on claims that Tennessee’s Legislature diluted the voting power of Black and non-white communities. Instead, it should focus on proving that lawmakers were aware that their Republican-favored map would harm voters who preferred Democratic candidates, including a higher percentage of minority voters.

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The plaintiffs—comprising the Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, the African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee, the League of Women Voters of Tennessee, the Equity Alliance, and individual voters—targeted key figures, including Republican Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee State Election Commission.

The lawsuit claimed that the 2022 redistricting violated the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment rights of Black and other voters of color. It argued that the Tennessee Legislature deliberately proposed a political redrawing to “dilute the votes of and adversely impact” minority voters in Davidson and Shelby counties. The complaint also asserted that traditional redistricting guidelines were ignored, resulting in a split of united Black and non-white communities, diminishing their ability to elect their preferred candidates. Source: Travel Noire

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