ACLU-TN and Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition Statements on Sixth Circuit's Dismissal of Tennessee's Anti-Refugee Lawsuit
July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019
JACKSON, Tennessee, July 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee issued the following news release:
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed Tennessee legislators' lawsuit intended to block refugee resettlement in the state due to lack of standing.
In March 2018, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit on multiple grounds, including the Tennessee General Assembly's lack of standing to bring the lawsuit and the state's failure to show that refugee r . . .
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed Tennessee legislators' lawsuit intended to block refugee resettlement in the state due to lack of standing.
In March 2018, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit on multiple grounds, including the Tennessee General Assembly's lack of standing to bring the lawsuit and the state's failure to show that refugee r . . .