Tennessee Republicans earlier Thursday approved a measure to overturn the state's ban on mid-decade redistricting.
In Memphis, new congressional maps have split the city's single congressional district, held by a Democrat, into three that are likely to elect Republicans in November. What does representation look ...
The move follows a Supreme Court ruling removing Voting Rights Act protections for majority-minority districts.
On day two of Tennessee's special session, the GOP proposed its ambitious redraw linking Memphis and the greater Nashville area in two separate districts.
The NAACP is asking the court to block the maps, arguing that it's too close to the election — but the state argues it's too late to change them back.