Federal Courts Hand Republicans Another Major Election Win

Federal courts handed Republicans both a victory and a setback Tuesday in the escalating national battle over congressional redistricting.

Advertisement In Tennessee, a federal judge rejected an effort by Democratic activists and voting rights groups to temporarily block the state’s newly approved Republican-backed congressional map, clearing the way for the map to remain in place for now.

Meanwhile, in Alabama, a separate federal panel blocked a Republican-drawn map the state hoped would create an additional GOP pickup opportunity.