TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 8, 2026

Metro Nashville Legal Director Wally Dietz said Wednesday that his office will file its final brief to the Tennessee Supreme Court by Jan. 16 in the city’s challenge to a state law that would reduce by half the number of councilmembers. A hearing on the matter — and another Metro challenge to state law — is expected on Feb. 12. Dietz provided the update to the council’s Charter Revision Committee. “We think we’re going to win, but if we don’t win we have to be prepared for having an election in 2027 with a vastly different landscape,” he told the group, according to the Nashville Banner.