Nashville, State Make Final Arguments in Yearslong Council Size Fight

Nashville, state make final arguments in yearslong council size fight

State Supreme Court to hear Metro Council, airport authority cases

Hearings set to begin involving legislature's effort to cut 40-member body's size, control MNAA

City Defends Council Size, Airport Authority at State Supreme Court

During oral arguments, Metro attorneys argue that lawmakers wrote legislation targeting Nashville

Tennessee Supreme Court to Hear Nashville vs. Tennessee Cases - Nashville Banner

On Thursday, the feud between Metro and the legislature’s Republican supermajority, which spawned several major pieces of litigation, arrives at the Tennessee Supreme Court as the five-judge panel hears oral arguments on two cases involving state authority.  The first case concerns a potential reduction in Metro Council size. The state legislature, led by House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland), passed a law in 2023 that would limit …

Will Nashville’s Metro Council have 40 or 20 members? TN Supreme Court hears arguments from city and state

Oral arguments for a case that could have major consequences for Nashville’s Metro Council will be heard at the Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday. If the state’s highest court rules in favor of the state, the city would be forced to slash its council membership in half. That’s in accordance with a state law passed in 2023, which capped the size of metropolitan governing bodies at 20 members. Nashville’s Metro Council is the only body in the st…