Tennessee Lookout

Days after the Tennessee Legislature changed state law and redrew congressional districts, the new 9th District seat is drawing a race between two legislative Republicans.

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The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking to block the state’s new congressional district map, citing intentional racial discrimination and First Amendment retaliation against Black voters. 

This marks the third lawsuit to challenge the redrawn map, which eliminated the state’s only majority-Democrat, majority-...

A federal court hearing is set for May 20 to determine whether a temporary restraining order should be placed on Tennessee’s new congressional district maps, five days later than the new deadline lawmakers scheduled for candidates to qualify for the ballot.

Democrats challenging the new map filed a request late Monday for a ruling by Friday, contending that a longer wa...

State attorneys are asking the court to deny the NAACP Tennessee chapter’s request to stop a redrawn congressional map from going into effect before the 2026 election.

NAACP Tennessee President Gloria Sweet-Love and the NAACP Tennessee State Conference

Mississippi River conservation groups are among a broad coalition urging the federal government to take action against nitrate contamination in drinking water, which they say has reached “crisis levels” and is a public health emergency.

Nitrate, which forms when nitrogen-rich sources combine with oxygen, has long been found in the country’s surface waters and groundwat...