TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 10, 2024

The Tennessee Supreme Court last week heard arguments in two challenges to redrawn legislative districts for the state Senate and House, the Nashville Banner reports. A three-judge panel ruled in 2023 that the Senate map was unconstitutional because the districts in Davidson County were not numbered consecutively. The state is challenging that decision, questioning the plaintiff’s standing to sue. The same panel found the House map to be constitutional even though it split Gibson County, saying the legislature acted in good faith. Attorney Scott Tift argued the court should overturn that decision because the state constitution only allows splitting to comply with federal redistricting laws.