TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 3, 2025

The state of Tennessee officially has asked an appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling that Gov. Bill Lee improperly sent the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis, The Daily Memphian reports. According to the paper, the state filed its application for an interlocutory appeal with the Tennessee Court of Appeals, arguing that Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal was wrong when she ruled that Lee had acted outside his authority and issued an injunction. The injunction currently is stayed as the case works its way through the appeals process, leaving the guard to continue its mission in the city. Last month, the state requested permission to appeal Moskal's ruling. The state maintains that addressing crime is one of the allowable reasons for deploying the guard under Tennessee law.