TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 23, 2026

A three-judge federal panel heard arguments Thursday for and against a preliminary injunction in the ACLU’s challenge to the state’s recently adopted redistricting map. Plaintiffs’ attorneys argued they only needed to prove that racial discrimination was a motivating factor behind the maps, even if there also was a political impetus. Defense attorney Taylor Meehan, who has represented the state in several maps-related suits, argued that the plaintiffs had not provided concrete evidence of race being the motivation for the redrawn maps and that the presumption of legislative good faith would render the rest of their argument moot. The panel said it would take the arguments under advisement, according to WSMV.