TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 5, 2020

Legislation that would replace the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust in the state Capitol was postponed yesterday after one lawmaker said he did not think Forrest did anything wrong, the Daily Memphian reports. The 14-4 vote in the Naming, Designating and Private Acts Committee to delay the resolution was split along party lines, with all Republican members voting to delay and Democrats voting to hear the matter. The next time the committee meets will be after the Tennessee Capitol Commission meets later this month on the matter.