The complaint was the first court challenge over a 2022 congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic-leaning Nashville to help Republicans flip a seat in last year’s elections.
NashVillager Podcast: March 26, 2024
This is the first full election cycle since the state legislature split Nashville between three districts. We look at who is running and how it’s all working, plus this morning’s newscast and a conversation with Nashville mothers-turned-gun control activists.
Tennessee Senate redistricting map thrown out by court, but dissenting opinion opens the door for an appeal
The state Senate’s redistricting map has been thrown out by the Tennessee Chancery Court in a 2-1 decision. However, the single dissent gives Republican Senators a shot at setting a precedent for future map challenges.
Tennessee judges reject Republican-drawn Senate districts, uphold House maps
The court found that the state Senate maps violate the constitution because lawmakers incorrectly numbered the legislative districts.
Tennessee redistricting maps face legal challenge, alleging ‘racial gerrymandering’
A group of voters, civil rights leaders and a former state lawmaker are suing to block the redistricting maps that Tennessee created last year. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, alleges that Tennessee’s Republican supermajority intentionally limited the power of Black voters when it split Nashville into three separate congressional districts.
Nashville voters can expect a normal election for all 40 Metro councilmembers after court temporarily blocks state law
Nashville’s Metro Council does not have to approve redistricting maps right now. The court has issued a temporary injunction against a new Tennessee law that cuts the 40-person council in half.
With Nashville’s lawsuit against the state still pending, Metro Council is meeting again to discuss new district maps
Metro Council is set to hold another meeting Tuesday night, as time runs out on their redistricting efforts.
From redistricting to anti-LGBTQ bills: WPLN’s top political stories of 2022
From voting to abortion to LGBTQ issues, Republican lawmakers left no stone unturned in 2022.
Tennessee Republicans are about to find out if splitting up Nashville will pay off for them in the midterms
When the Republican-controlled Tennessee legislature gathered to redraw congressional maps earlier this year, they wanted to gain a seat in the U.S. House. So they spliced Davidson County into three more rural, Republican-leaning districts.
At the statehouse: Trans athlete bill heads to governor, abortion pill bill passes House, Supreme Court stops injunction on maps
Senate Democratic Leader Jeff Yarbro says legislators are trying to “get out of this General Assembly without doing too much damage.” But it’s not clear if members on the other side of the aisle are done trying to get controversial bills passed this session.
On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM