MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Several local and state lawmakers filed suit Friday against Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the state attorney general, challenging the deployment of state's National Guard troops in Memphis.

The lawsuit, filed in Davidson County Chancery Court, seeks a temporary restraining order and injunction that would immediately halt further National Guard activity in Memphis, arguing that the deployment "usurps the authority of elected officials, endangers civilian safety, and sets a dangerous precedent for military intrusion into local communities."

The suit was filed by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, Memphis City Councilman J.B. Smiley, County Commissioners Erika Sugarmon and Henri Brooks, State Representatives G.A. Hardaway and Gabby Salinas and State Senator Jeff Yarbro.

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