TN Court of Appeals rules in governor’s favor in National Guard deployment to Memphis

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 243

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that the seven state and local Democratic officials lacked standing in their case to block Gov. Bill Lee from deploying the state National Guard in Memphis.

The ruling dealt a significant setback to efforts to stop the National Guard from operating in Memphis after Lee, a Republican, deployed the state military unit in October 2025 as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force created by President Donald Trump.

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