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TN State Conf. of the NAACP v. Lee

Last Updated Sep 25, 2024
Case No. 3:23-cv-00832 (M.D. Tenn.)
Cycle 2020

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Federal court challenge to Tennessee’s congressional and state Senate districts as unjustifiably based predominantly on race and as intentionally racially discriminatory.

On Aug. 21, 2024, the court dismissed the case on the grounds that the plaintiffs alleged racial discrimination but did not discount an alternative partisan motive after Alexander v. SC NAACP, but offered plaintiffs a chance to amend their complaint.  On Sept. 25, 2024, with no pending amendment to the complaint, the court dismissed the case with prejudice.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Complaint Aug 9, 2023
Document icon Motion to dismiss (incl. exhs.) Oct 10, 2023
Document icon Opposition Nov 7, 2023
Document icon Reply Nov 21, 2023
Highlighted document Document icon Order dismissing case Aug 21, 2024
Document icon Motion for vol. dismissal Sep 25, 2024
Highlighted document Document icon Order dismissing case with prejudice Sep 25, 2024
Document icon Motion to compel (leg. privilege) Apr 24, 2024
Document icon Opposition May 6, 2024
Document icon Reply May 16, 2024
Document icon Order staying discovery dispute Sep 6, 2024
Document icon Motion to quash May 6, 2024
Document icon Opposition May 16, 2024
Document icon Reply May 22, 2024
Document icon Order staying discovery dispute Sep 6, 2024

Map | Challenged congressional plan

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Map | Challenged state Senate plan

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