Judge rejects challenge to block new GOP-favored House map in Tennessee

A federal judge refused to temporarily block Tennessee’s new GOP-drawn congressional map, so it stays in place while the legal fight continues.
The challenge — brought by Black Memphis voters and the ACLU — says the map dismantles a majority-Black district and is racially discriminatory; the judge said the plaintiffs haven’t shown a strong likelihood of success yet.
Plaintiffs are expected to appeal, part of a broader GOP push in Southern states to redraw maps after the Supreme Court weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, with obvious implications for the fall elections.