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Tennessee state judge blocks National Guard deployment to Memphis, court ruling shows

By Thomson Reuters Nov 17, 2025 | 9:47 PM

By Dietrich Knauth

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A Tennessee state court judge on Monday temporarily blocked Republican Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of National Guard troops to the city of Memphis, ruling that the use of troops was likely not legal under the state’s militia law.

(Reporting by Dietrich Knauth; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)