The Tennessee National Guard will continue to patrol the streets of Memphis while the state appeals a decision to halt deployment. (Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht/Tennessee Lookout)

Gov. Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis will continue as the state appeals the ruling.

Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal issued a temporary injunction Monday blocking Lee’s deployment of the national guard, agreeing with the plaintiffs that it likely violated the “terms and conditions of Tennessee’s Military Code.” But she told the state that if they appealed her ruling, which they did, she would lift the injunction during the appeal process.

Moskal formally lifted her injunction on Wednesday.

Lee assigned members of the national guard to patrol the streets of Memphis

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