美国联邦法院三人小组日前裁定，准许田纳西州启用新的国会选区地图，该地图将孟菲斯的多数黑人选区分割成三个地区 1。法院认为原告"缺乏任何种族歧视动机的直接证据" 1，为共和党人争取额外席位扫清了障碍。
新地图将在8月6日的初选中首次使用，提前投票已于7月17日启动 1。这一决定引发民权倡导者和黑人选民的批评，他们指控这是压制黑人投票权的行为 1。民主党众议员史蒂夫·科恩因此宣布不再竞选连任 1。
这次裁决的背景是美国最高法院2024年4月在路易斯安那州案件中的裁决，该裁决削弱了《1965年投票权法案》的保护力度 1。田纳西州共和党官员声称采用新地图的动机是出于党派政治考量，而非种族因素 1。
A three-judge federal panel ruled Thursday to permit Tennessee to implement a new congressional map that divides the majority-Black district in Memphis 1. The decision clears the path for Republican gains, with the revised map set for use in the August 6 primary election 1.
The court determined that plaintiffs lacked direct evidence of racial discrimination motives 1. However, civil rights advocates and voters have criticized the redistricting as an effort to suppress Black voting power. The new map fragments the Memphis Black district across three separate regions 1.
Democratic Representative Steve Cohen announced he would not seek reelection in response to the changes 1. Early voting is scheduled to begin on July 17 1.
The court's decision comes following a significant shift in voting rights protections. The U.S. Supreme Court's April 2024 ruling in a Louisiana case weakened safeguards under the 1965 Voting Rights Act 1. Tennessee Republican officials have characterized the new map as driven by partisan politics rather than racial considerations 1.
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