TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 9, 2021

The Beacon Center of Tennessee, a conservative think tank and supporter of Gov. Bill Lee’s voucher program, yesterday asked the state Supreme Court to allow the program’s application process to begin, the Tennessean reports. The high court last week agreed to hear an appeal of the controversial program, which was ruled unconstitutional last summer. The new filing asks the justices to modify a lower court order blocking the program's launch and allow schools to begin the application and administrative process as soon as possible. Attorneys for the Beacon Center say the move would "preserve the effectiveness" of the court's judgement in their favor, should such a ruling come down. Shelby and Davidson counties have yet to file a response to the new request to open applications.