The Tennessee Supreme Court is again delaying a lower court's order requiring the Tennessee General Assembly to redraw its Senate map.

After the 2020 census, the legislature ignored a state constitution provision requiring that Senate districts within a county be consecutively numbered (so as to stagger senators' terms within a county), leaving Davidson County with all or part of districts 17, 19, 20 and 21. Residents and others sued in 2022, and a trial court panel ruled the maps unconstitutional. The Tennessee Supreme Court quickly moved to delay any action until after the 2022 election.

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