Case Name
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County v. Bill Lee, et al.
Case Number
23-0778-II
County
Judge Panel
Chancellor Anne C. Martin, Chief Judge (Middle Grand Division)
Judge Mark L. Hayes (Western Grand Division)
Judge Zachary R. Walden (Eastern Grand Division)
Status
Closed
Cases Description
Plaintiff filed suit against State Defendants over the General Assembly’s 2023 amendment to the Metropolitan Airport Authority Act to transfer appointment powers from the local government to state officials for qualifying metropolitan airport authorities from the local government of the county in which those authorities reside. Plaintiff asserts the amendment violates the Home Rule Amendment and the Equal Protection Guarantee of the Tennessee Constitution.
Address
Historic Metro Courthouse
1 Public Square
Suite 308, Clerk and Master of Chancery Court
Nashville, TN 37201