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  "path": "/2026/05/07/repub/tennessee-republicans-pass-us-house-map-carving-up-memphis-days-after-scotus-guts-voting-rights-act/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T21:28:52.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Election 2026",
    "Louisiana v Callais",
    "racial gerrymandering",
    "redistricting",
    "Tennessee Legislature",
    "Voting Rights Act"
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  "textContent": "The Tennessee Legislature passed a new U.S. congressional map that will favor Republicans in all nine of the state’s districts ahead of this year’s midterm election. The bill passed Thursday and is expected to be quickly signed by Gov. Bill Lee, as state lawmakers faced a tight deadline to get the maps approved ahead of […]",
  "title": "Tennessee Republicans pass US House map carving up Memphis days after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act"
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