Tenn. Dem. Reps. Pearson, Jones Arrested in Redistricting Protests

Tennessee state Representatives Justin Pearson (D) and Justin Jones (D) were arrested Thursday after disrupting legislative proceedings and protesting Republican-backed congressional maps, with Pearson pushing a trooper and Jones burning a Confederate flag.

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Tennessee Republicans laugh at protesters who’re protesting them cutting the only black congressional district in the entire state

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TN State Rep Justin Pearson defends his brother from THP while they try to arrest him for protesting against the new redistricting that will split Memphis’ congressional district

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Tennessee State Rep Justin Jones burns a print out of the confederate flag in the state capitol

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From Bluesky: Representative Pearson blocked by a cop from going into a meeting where they're redrawing the map of his district.

https://bsky.app/profile/singlecatlady23.bsky.social/post/3mlcfdf5fgs2f It's wild that this kind of stuff is happening in the 2020s. And how open people are about things they'd be ashamed to be publi...

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Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) burns a paper replica of a Confederate flag as he walks through a state Capitol hallway on Thursday. Credit: Martin B. Cherry/Nashville Banner

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State Rep. Justin Jones burns a Confederate Flag in Memphis to protest Tennessee redrawing its District maps right after the Supreme Court further weakened the Voting Rights Act.

May 7, 2026. Video by Garrison Hayes at Mother Jones. Here it is on YouTube: State Rep. Justin Jones Burns a Paper Confederate Flag in Protest - Garrison Hayes and Mother Jones (YouTube) For backgro...

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Tenn. Dem. Rep. Pearson Pushes Trooper, Shouts Expletives During Redistricting Protest

A Tennessee Democrat pushed a state trooper and screamed in his face as tempers flared when lawmakers gathered to approve new Republican-backed congressional maps on Thursday. Tennessee state Rep. Ju...