A Tennessee judge on Monday night blocked the deployment of National Guard into Memphis, concluding that Gov. Bill Lee exceeded his authority by sending troops into the city. Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal issued a temporary injunction to prohibit the deployment into Memphis, though she put the ruling on hold for five days to allow an appeal. “The power committed to the Governor as commander-in-chief of the Army and Militia is not unfettered,” Moskal said. Unlike other legal battles over the National Guard in states where governors have opposed the deployment, Gov. Bill Lee has supported using the troops to help local law enforcement. President Donald Trump announced plans to send the soldiers into Memphis in September in response to what he claimed were the surging crime

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