by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 28, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche praised Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti after the Tennessee Court of Appeals handed down a ruling clearing the way for the continued deployment of the National Guard assisting with efforts under the Memphis Safe...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 28, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
The Tennessee Court of Appeals on Tuesday reversed a lower court’s temporary injunction blocking Governor Bill Lee from deploying the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis to assist with the Memphis Safe Task Force. In its ruling, a three-judge panel found that all of...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 1, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
As Tennessee National Guard troops continue assisting communities in the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says the emergency effort demonstrates why the governor’s authority to deploy the Guard is critical as the state appeals a court...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 27, 2026 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South
State officials have since confirmed five weather-related deaths across Tennessee following the powerful winter storm that moved into the state late last week, according to the Tennessee Department of Health and state emergency officials. As of Monday evening, the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 23, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Mike Dunavant has joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in filing an amicus brief in support of the State of Tennessee’s appeal over a legal challenge to Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 23, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Mike Dunavant has joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in filing an amicus brief in support of the State of Tennessee’s appeal over a legal challenge to Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National...
by Zachery Schmidt | Nov 25, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee
All of the Tennessee National Guardsmen returned to the state after completing their 12-month deployment helping secure America’s southern border. The guardsmen began returning home at the end of October, with the last group returning to Tennessee on Monday. They were...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 18, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, argued Tennessee Chancery Court Judge Patricia Head Moskal’s injunction halting Governor Bill Lee’s National Guard deployment to the Memphis Safe Task Force is both legally flawed and politically motivated. On Monday,...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 17, 2025 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South
A Tennessee National Guard Security Forces officer deployed to Memphis under the Memphis Safe Task Force was recognized for saving the life of a woman suffering from a drug overdose over the weekend. Last week, Staff Sgt. Cody Luhrs, a Security Forces officer with the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 14, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Nearly double the number of National Guard troops currently deployed in Memphis are en route to the city to continue operations under the Memphis Safe Task Force, a spokesperson from the Memphis Police Department (MPD) confirmed. On Thursday, the MPD spokesperson told...
