A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a bid to block Tennessee’s new Congressional map that eliminates a racially gerrymandered district.
Earlier this month, Tennessee Republicans passed a new congressional map that eliminated Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen’s Memphis district.
Tennessee became the ninth state to approve a new congressional map amid the redistricting wars.
A judge previously allowed Tennessee’s new congressional map to stand.
Tennessee Republicans eliminated Cohen’s congressional district after the Supreme Court’s blockbuster ruling on racial gerrymandering.
The case, State of Louisiana v. Phillip Callais (and the related Press Robinson v. Phillip Callais), stems from Louisiana’s woke lawmakers caving to left-wing judges and creating a second “majority-minority” congressional district.
Last week, longtime Democrat Rep. Steve Cohenendedhis reelection bid after Tennessee Republicans erased his district with a newly drawn congressional map.
Cohen has served as a Rep for Tennessee’s ‘majority-black’ 9th congressional district (Memphis) since 2007.
He previously served in the Tennessee Senate for more than two decades.
However, Cohen’s political career came to an abrupt end after the Tennessee Republicans eliminated his district.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
