TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 15, 2024

Two Memphis advocacy groups have filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit against a bail law that passed during last year's legislative session. The suit, filed earlier this year by the ACLU of Tennessee and Memphis advocacy group Just City, alleges that the law — which prevents judges from considering an individual's financial condition when setting bail — violates the constitution. Stand for Children Tennessee and the Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter filed the brief on last week, according to the Commercial Appeal. The state law reportedly was designed to target Shelby County's standing bail order, which was established in 2022 after several organizations threatened to sue for unconstitutional bail practice.