"A state court in Nashville on Monday heard a legal challenge by some Democratic elected officials to Donald Trump's deployment of the national guard into the streets of Memphis, notable in part because of who has not raised an objection: the city of Memphis itself. Shelby county mayor Lee Harris led the lawsuit, along with state representatives Gabby Salinas and GA Hardaway, both Memphis Democrats. Other state and local leaders joined the suit, including one Memphis city council member."
"On 15 September, Trump signed a memo to mobilize the national guard to Memphis, a city with the fourth-highest murder rate in the United States among cities with more than 100,000 residents in 2024, a rateroughly eight times the national average. Attorneys for the state noted in court that about half of all murders in Tennessee occur in Memphis. The mere suggestion of national guard deployment in Chicago and Portland has led to extraordinary street protest and legal challenges which are ongoing."
A state court in Nashville heard a legal challenge to the federal mobilization of the National Guard into Memphis. Shelby County mayor Lee Harris led the suit, joined by state representatives Gabby Salinas and G.A. Hardaway, other leaders, and support briefs from the ACLU seeking an injunction. Memphis city attorneys assessed the legal authority of the president and governor and the city government declined to contest the deployment in court. Mayor Paul Young said the city would focus on influencing how troops operate in the community. President Trump issued the memo on 15 September and Governor Bill Lee accepted activation and federal funding. Memphis accounts for a large share of Tennessee homicides and has a very high murder rate.
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