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Alabama, Tennessee Draw New Congressional Districts After Supreme Court Ruling

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Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have summoned lawmakers into special sessions to draw new congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The move aims to approve contingency plans for special primary elections in hopes that the Supreme Court will allow the new districts to be implemented.

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Alabama and Tennessee move to draw new congressional districts in wake of Supreme Court ruling

Media Coverage · May 4, 2026

Alabama and Tennessee have filed motions to redraw their congressional districts following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down a North Carolina congressional map. The ruling found that the map was an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. This move will likely lead to changes in the districts' boundaries and potentially impact the number of seats each state holds in the House of Representatives.

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  • Voting Rights Act
  • Congressional districts
  • Special sessions
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Alabama and Tennessee move to draw new congressional districts in wake of Supreme Court ruling

Media Coverage · May 04, 2026

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Alabama, Tennessee Draw New Congressional Districts After Supreme Court Ruling is an active civil matter.

The case is currently organized around Voting Rights Act, Congressional districts, Special sessions.

Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have summoned lawmakers into special sessions to draw new congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The move aims to approve contingency plans for special primary elections in hopes that the Supreme Court will allow the new districts to be implemented.

On May 4, 2026, the docket recorded a media coverage: Alabama and Tennessee have filed motions to redraw their congressional districts following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down a North Carolina congressional map. The ruling found that the map was an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. This move will.

The next thing to watch is whether the latest media coverage produces a substantive order, a scheduling change, a settlement signal, or a filing that clarifies the parties' positions.

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Media Coverage May 4, 2026

Alabama and Tennessee move to draw new congressional districts in wake of Supreme Court ruling

Alabama and Tennessee have filed motions to redraw their congressional districts following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down a North Carolina congressional map. The ruling found that the map was an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. This move will likely lead to changes in the districts' boundaries and potentially impact the number of seats each state holds in the House of Representatives.

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