Tennessee Republicans Redraw Congressional Map After Supreme Court Limits Voting Rights Act Power

Tennessee Republicans have finalized a new congressional map that dismantles the state's only majority-Black district to favor the GOP.The legislation emerged after a Supreme Court ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act and removed historical protections for minority voters.Democratic lawmakers and civil rights activists condemned the move as racist gerrymandering that threatens democratic representation.Similar redistricting campaigns are currently moving through legislatures in Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina before the elections.
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