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Tennessee Judge Blocks Lee’s Guard Deployment in Memphis, Pauses Ruling for 5-Day Appeal Window

The court said the plaintiffs are likely to prevail under Tennessee’s Military Code, limiting the governor’s authority to call the National Guard into state service.

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Overview

  • Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal issued an injunction late Monday blocking further deployment of the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis.
  • Her ruling found the plaintiffs likely to succeed on claims that the deployment violates conditions set by Tennessee’s Military Code.
  • The injunction is stayed for five days to allow the state to seek appellate review, leaving Guard patrols launched in October in legal limbo.
  • The lawsuit, filed Oct. 17, was brought by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and several Democratic state and local officials.
  • The deployment was ordered as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force created by a Trump administration memo, which coordinates federal, state and local law enforcement.