US EditionMetro Nashville Council can be cut in half, Tennessee Court of Appeals rules
- On June 3, 2025, a majority decision from the Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld a 2023 state law allowing the reduction of Nashville's Metro Council membership from 40 to 20.
- This decision follows a legal challenge by the Metro Council claiming the law violates the Home Rule Amendment, though the appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had blocked the law.
- The Small Government Efficiency Act aims to cap metropolitan councils statewide at 20 members, primarily affecting Nashville as the only city exceeding that size, and was seen as political payback.
- In a 2-1 ruling, judges stated state statutes are presumed constitutional, with Majority Judge Stafford affirming legislative authority despite Nashville's home rule claims, while dissent argued the meaning of 'exempt'.
- The ruling may take effect in 2027 and prompts Nashville to consider further appeals, highlighting ongoing tension between state power and local voter control over council size.
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Tennessee court upholds law from Republican legislators to cut blue Nashville's council in half
A Tennessee appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a law passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature to punish the Democratic-leaning city of Nashville. The 2023 law upheld 2-1 Tuesday would cut the size of Nashville’s consolidated city-county governing council…
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