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
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.