TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 4, 2021

The Tennessee Supreme Court today agreed to take up an appeal of Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program, the Tennessean reports. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeals in September upheld Davidson County Chancery Court Judge Anne Martin’s ruling that the bill was unconstitutional, prompting the state to appeal to the high court. The program would allow students from school districts in Davidson and Shelby counties to attend private schools and pay for it, in part, with public funds. The bill, one of Gov. Bill Lee’s signature initiatives, was passed by the General Assembly in 2019. The case has not yet been set for oral arguments.