Case Name
CLAY CAPP, in his official and individual capacity as a Metropolitan Nashville Councilmember; BRENDA GADD, in her official and individual capacity as a Metropolitan Nashville Councilmember; DELISHIA PORTERFIELD, in her official and individual capacity as
Case Number
No. 25-0880-IV
County
Judge Panel
Chancellor Russell T. Perkins, see Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 54, § 3(b)(1);
Judge William E. Phillips, II, Eastern Grand Division, see Tenn. Sup. Ct. R.
54, § 3(b)(2);
Chancellor James R. Newsom, Western Grand Division, see Tenn. Sup. Ct. R.
54 § 3(b)(2).
Chancellor Perkins shall serve as chief judge of the special three-judge panel.
Status
Active
Orders
Plainitffs' Complaint.pdf486.47 KB
Cases Description
Plaintiffs filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of Tennessee Senate Bill 6002 (SB 6002), effective July 1, 2025, which amends Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-3-101 et seq. to criminalize as a Class E felony any local government official’s vote for a “sanctuary policy” impeding federal immigration enforcement.