Three-Judge Panel Strikes Down NAACP Lawsuit Challenging Tennessee’s New Congressional Map

by Kaitlin Housler | May 27, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

A three-judge panel of the Davidson County Chancery Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Tennessee State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other plaintiffs challenging Tennessee’s newly redrawn congressional...

Leader Jack Johnson: Senate Democrats’ Conduct During Redistricting Session Was ‘A Disgrace,’ Consequences Possible

by Kaitlin Housler | May 14, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) said disciplinary action may be forthcoming in the Tennessee Senate following disruptions during last week’s special legislative session on congressional redistricting, calling the conduct inside the chamber....

TN House Speaker Strips Democrats from Committee Assignments Following Disruptions Seeking to Block Redistricting Vote

by Kaitlin Housler | May 12, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) announced Tuesday that Democratic lawmakers will be removed from all current House standing committee and subcommittee assignments following disruptions to last week’s special legislative session on congressional...

TN House Speaker Says Democrats Who Disrupted Redistricting Vote Will ‘Face the Consequences’

by Kaitlin Housler | May 11, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, TN LEAD

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) said in an exclusive interview Friday that Democratic lawmakers who were involved in disruptions during the congressional redistricting vote “will face the consequences” as House leadership continues investigating...

Steve Cohen, Justin Pearson Join Tennessee Democratic Party in Filing Federal Lawsuit Challenging State Redistricting

by Kaitlin Housler | May 8, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and State Representative Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) were among the plaintiffs alongside the Tennessee Democratic Party that filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to block the state’s new congressional map and election law...

State Democrat Floats Memphis Secession After Redistricting

by Zachery Schmidt | May 8, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

A Tennessee state Democrat is calling for the City of Memphis to secede from Tennessee after the state passed a new congressional map. The Tennessee General Assembly approved a new map that turns the state’s 9th Congressional District into a district where Republicans...

Tennessee Lawmakers Pass New Congressional Map Giving GOP 9-0 Advantage

by Kaitlin Housler | May 7, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

The Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation allowing the state to establish a new congressional district map on Thursday that Republicans say will “maximize alignment of political representation with Tennessee’s voter preferences.” Under the new map,...

Tennessee Lawmakers Release New Proposed Congressional Map

by Kaitlin Housler | May 6, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday released a proposed new congressional map that would divide Memphis into three districts, reshaping the state’s only Democratic-held seat. The proposal, released on day two of the anticipated three-day special legislative session of...

John Fredericks Reports Live from Indiana as State Lawmakers Weigh Redistricting Bill

by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 9, 2025 | News, Politics, State News, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The Midwest

Reporting live from the Indiana State Capitol on Tuesday, radio show host John Fredericks described an intense political scene as lawmakers consider a mid-census redistricting bill. Indiana is pursuing mid-census redistricting as Republican lawmakers argue that other...