Overview
- Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal rejected a temporary restraining order, finding the plaintiffs did not show immediate and irreparable harm.
- Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, Memphis City Councilman J.B. Smiley Jr., Commissioners Erika Sugarmon and Henri E. Brooks, and state lawmakers G.A. Hardaway, Gabby Salinas, and Jeff Yarbro filed the suit against Gov. Bill Lee and Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti.
- The deployment is part of the Memphis Safe Task Force operating under Title 32 with federal partners, following a Sept. 15 presidential memorandum signed by President Donald Trump.
- Gov. Bill Lee’s office says he has authority as commander-in-chief of the state’s National Guard and characterizes the mission as a continuing, results-focused public-safety effort.
- Memphis Mayor Paul Young said about 150 Guard members are currently in the city, and the task force remains active as the legal challenge advances toward the Nov. 3 injunction hearing.