TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 11, 2023

Metro Nashville filed suit yesterday seeking to overturn recently passed legislation giving state leaders appointments on the Metropolitan Sports Authority, the board that oversees Nissan Stadium, Bridgestone Arena and other Nashville sports facilities. The Nashville Post reports that Metro Legal Director Wally Dietz said in a release that the city “cannot sit idly by and let the state deprive the Metropolitan Government and the people who live here of their rights under our Tennessee Constitution.” In passing the legislation, state leaders argued they should have a voice on the board because the state is financing $500 million in bonds for construction of a domed stadium to replace Nissan Stadium. Metro is seeking an injunction ahead of the law's effective date of Jan. 1, 2024.