TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 8, 2020

Nashville honky-tonk bar owners are seeking a temporary restraining order against Metro officials, the Tennessean reports. The filing is the latest move by some owners of popular bars to push back against restrictions placed on the establishments by officials as they seek to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The order seeks a restraining order against Mayor John Cooper, Nashville Director of Health Dr. Michael C. Caldwell and the Metro Beer Board, saying rules imposed by officials have forced bar closures and led them to suffer harm. In addition to halting the imposition of new closures, the suit also challenges the Beer Permit Board's decision to temporarily suspend beer licenses for four downtown bars after they violated previous COVID-19 orders.