A panel of judges has struck down a Republican-approved 2023 state law that would cut the Democratic-leaning Nashville’s Metro Council in half. The decision Monday marks another court defeat for state laws passed last year that would reduce Nashville’s autonomy, extending to its international airport and pro sports facilities.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A panel of judges has struck down a 2023 change approved by Tennessee Republican lawmakers that would
The latest court decision halts the law permanently, declaring it unconstitutional under home rule protections in the Tennessee Constitution because it singles out Nashville and fails to require approval by local voters or two-thirds of the metro council.Nashville grapples with lingering neo-Nazi presence in tourist-friendly city
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell applauded the ruling, noting that voters declined to reduce the council’s size nine years ago.
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