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As Supreme Court dilutes Voting Rights Act, Tennessee’s first Jewish congressman could lose his seat

JL;DR SUMMARY The weakening of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court may jeopardize the seat of Steve Cohen, Tennessee's first Jewish congressman. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Supreme CourtJewish IdentityDonald TrumpRedistrictingMemphisGerrymanderingTennesseeSteve CohenVoting Rights ActMarsha Blackburn

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States
"Rep. Steve Cohen, a progressive Democrat elected in 2006, represents a majority-Black district that includes parts of Memphis."
Tennessee, United States
"Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Republican running for Tennessee governor, called on the legislature to redistrict immediately following the Supreme Court decision"
Washington DC, United States
"Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, she is a 2023 graduate of Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism."

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