A Lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, challenging the congressional redistricting map that divided Democratic-leaning Nashville to benefit Republicans. The plaintiffs argue that the redistricting plan unconstitutionally diluted the power of Black voters and other communities of color. The lawsuit claims that the redistricting maps for both the U.S. House and state Senate amount to racial gerrymandering in violation of the 14th and 15th amendments. Tennessee's previous congressional map kept Nashville together in one seat, but the new maps split the city into three Republican-majority districts.

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