{"id":82992,"date":"2025-11-19T00:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T00:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/11\/19\/tennessee-governor-to-keep-guard-in-memphis-while-state-appeals-ruling\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:45:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:45:54","slug":"tennessee-governor-to-keep-guard-in-memphis-while-state-appeals-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2025\/11\/19\/tennessee-governor-to-keep-guard-in-memphis-while-state-appeals-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee governor to keep Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MEMPHIS, Tenn. \u2014 The Tennessee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/10\/10\/national-guard-troops-seen-on-patrols-in-memphis-with-local-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/10\/10\/national-guard-troops-seen-on-patrols-in-memphis-with-local-police\/\">National Guard<\/a> will keep supporting a crime-fighting task force ordered by President Donald Trump in Memphis after a judge blocked the troops from operating in the city, but she kept the ruling paused while the state appeals, Gov. Bill Lee\u2019s office said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/memphis-national-guard-trump-88524219125b811fe6f558cdbc870dee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/memphis-national-guard-trump-88524219125b811fe6f558cdbc870dee\">issued the order<\/a> Monday as part of a lawsuit filed by Democratic state and local officials who contend that the Republican governor cannot deploy the Tennessee National Guard for civil unrest unless there is rebellion or invasion. Even then, they argue, it would require a request by local officials amid a \u201cbreakdown of law and order\u201d and action by Tennessee lawmakers, according to state laws cited by the plaintiffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judge concluded that the governor\u2019s power as commander-in-chief of the National Guard \u201cis not unfettered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no rebellion or invasion currently taking place in Memphis,\u201d the judge wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2025\/11\/17\/hundreds-of-troops-deployed-to-portland-chicago-are-being-sent-home\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25196802830728.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Hundreds of troops deployed to Portland, Chicago are being sent home<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Those who will remain will continue to stay off the streets amid\u00a0court battles\u00a0over their domestic mission. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the judge put the order on hold for at least five days, so that the government has time to file an \u201cimmediate application for permission to appeal,\u201d without providing her reasoning for that timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement Tuesday, Lee spokesperson Elizabeth Lane Johnson said the state will appeal and Guard troops will remain in place during the appeal, per the judge\u2019s order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lee has not issued a specific written order deploying the troops, the judge said, adding that the only document in the court record is a press release saying the Guard would be sent to Memphis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the statement, Lee\u2019s spokesperson said Memphis is experiencing \u201ca violent crime emergency that the state must address.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s no question these public safety efforts must continue,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, Memphis has dealt with high violent crime, including assaults, carjackings and homicides. While this year\u2019s statistics show improvement in several categories, including murders, many acknowledge that violence remains a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/09\/15\/trump-deploys-national-guard-to-memphis-in-replica-of-dc-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/09\/15\/trump-deploys-national-guard-to-memphis-in-replica-of-dc-crackdown\/\">Trump announced in September<\/a> that the National Guard would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/10\/10\/national-guard-troops-seen-on-patrols-in-memphis-with-local-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/10\/10\/national-guard-troops-seen-on-patrols-in-memphis-with-local-police\/\">deployed to combat crime in Memphis<\/a> alongside authorities from a slew of federal agencies as part of the so-called Memphis Safe Task Force. The task force, which includes hundreds of personnel attached to about 30 federal and state law enforcement agencies and Memphis police, has made more than 2,500 arrests since it began operating in late September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops that arrived on Oct. 10 have been patrolling neighborhoods and commercial areas of Memphis, including near the iconic Pyramid in downtown, wearing camouflage and protective vests that say \u201cmilitary police,\u201d with guns in holsters. Guard members have no power to make arrests or conduct searches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">City of Memphis Mayor Paul Young, a Democrat, said he never requested that the Guard come to his city. But after Trump made the announcement and Lee agreed, Young, who is not involved in the lawsuit, and others have said they wanted the task force to focus on targeting violent offenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lee has said the National Guard would \u201cplay a critical support role\u201d for local law enforcement. Moskal, the judge, found that \u201cthe National Guard\u2019s limited role as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force is to serve a support and deterrence function.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat role does not appear to be critical to the Memphis Safe Task Force\u2019s mission of fighting violent crime,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti also confirmed an appeal is coming, saying the case presents legal questions that have ramifications \u201cfor all Tennesseans for centuries to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plaintiffs include Lee Harris, the mayor of Shelby County, where Memphis is located. 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