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Jesse Chism
Coverage of Jesse Chism in the Nexus archive.
- Three-judge panel upholds Tennessee redistricting
A three-judge panel dismissed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new congressional maps, which were redrawn to split majority-Black Memphis into three districts. The NAACP and other plaintiffs argued the maps diluted Black voting power, but the court ruled the redistricting process was protected by sovereign immunity and lacked sufficient injury claims. Additional federal challenges remain pending.