TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 10, 2023

A panel of three Tennessee judges today granted an injunction that temporarily halts implementation of a new state law limiting city and metropolitan councils to 20 members or less. The law, which impacted only Metro Nashville, would require the city to cut its council in half according to the Tennessean. City leaders challenged the law’s constitutionality and argued the measure would complicate upcoming local elections. With the injunction in place, Nashville can move forward with its Aug. 3 election with 40 council seats on the ballot, the paper reports.