Case Name
Nicole Blackmon, et al. v. State of Tennessee, et al.
Case Number
23-1196-I
County
Judge Panel
Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal, Chief Judge (Middle Grand Division)
Chancellor Kasey Culbreath (Western Grand Division)
Judge Sandra Donaghy (Eastern Grand Division)
Status
Active -Dispositive Motion Hearing Scheduled 3/5/26 and Trial Scheduled to start 4/27/26.
Orders
5 - Recusal Order.pdf214.33 KB
7 - 3JP Appointment Order.pdf41.17 KB
Documents and Filings
Cases Description
In this matter, several individual plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief from Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-15-213, which provides for a “medical necessity exception” to Tennessee’s criminal abortion statute. Plaintiffs allege the statute violates the Tennessee Constitution’s Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses and is also unconstitutionally vague.