Tennessee, ACLU reach deal in lawsuit over law criminalizing officials voting for sanctuary policies

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 382

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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The state of Tennessee will not enforce a 2025 law that made it a felony for public officials to vote in favor of sanctuary policies for immigrants, according to a pending settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union-Tennessee.

The ACLU-TN filed a lawsuit in June on behalf of seven Metro Nashville Council members, stating the law violates the First Amendment rights of locally elected officials to engage in legislative speech and debate.

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