MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that Governor Bill Lee acted beyond his authority in deploying the National Guard to Memphis.

PRIOR COVERAGE | Nashville judge considers pausing National Guard presence in Memphis

A Nashville court found that there was neither a “grave emergency,” “disaster,” nor a request from local leaders for the federal deployment, which is required by law.

Monday’s ruling temporarily halts the National Guard’s surge in Memphis, an effort sought by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and others in an ongoing lawsuit against the governor.

The plaintiffs include Mayor Harris, Memphis City Councilman JB Smiley, Shelby Co. Commissioners Erika Sugarmon and Henri Brooks, State Representatives G.A. Hardaway and Gabby Salinas, and State Senator Jef

See Full Page