The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) has voluntarily dismissed its voting discrimination lawsuit against Fayette County, Tennessee, following the county commission’s unanimous approval of a revised redistricting plan. The lawsuit, filed in February 2025, accused the county of intentionally diluting the voting power of Black residents through its 2021 district map, which included no majority-Black districts despite the county’s population being over 25% Black.
Faced with lawsuits from both the LDF and the U.S. Department of Justice, Fayette County officials swiftly responded by drafting a new districting plan. This revised map, approved unanimously by commissioners in June 2025, establishes three majority-Black districts among its 19 commission seats.
The NAACP hailed the new map as a significant victory, crediting local advocacy efforts and litigation pressure for the prompt resolution. While the LDF lawsuit has been dismissed, the DOJ case remains open. Read the article in the Tennessee Lookout.
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