TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 4, 2023

Plaintiffs behind two lawsuits challenging Tennessee’s private school voucher law plan to appeal a judicial panel’s dismissal of their remaining legal claims, Chalkbeat Tennessee reports. Metropolitan Nashville and Shelby County governments, which jointly challenged the 2019 law that applies only to their counties, notified the Tennessee Court of Appeals late last month that they will appeal the latest ruling. Attorneys representing parents and taxpayers in a second lawsuit submitted a separate notice of appeal. The local governments are relying on arguments from a dissenting opinion from Chancellor Anne Martin, who said the plaintiffs’ allegations of discriminatory treatment and unequal funding were sufficient concerns to let the case proceed.