NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP), July 30, 2024 — A panel of judges has struck down a change Tennessee Republican lawmakers approved last year that would cut the size of Democratic-leaning Nashville’s Metro Council in half.
The decision Monday marks another court defeat for a series of new state laws passed to cut into Nashville’s autonomy, extending to its international airport and pro sports facilities. The wave of restrictions followed a decision by local Nashville leaders to spike a proposal in 2022 to bring the 2024 Republican National Convention to Music City.
In this week’s 2-1 ruling, the majority decided that state lawmakers designed a 20-member limit on the number of council members in metro governments to affect only Nashville, which has 40 people on its council. ... 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. (read more)
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