NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A group of Metro Nashville Council members is taking the state of Tennessee to court over a new immigration law that went into effect this month, arguing it criminalizes free speech and the democratic process.
Council member Clay Capp, along with six other Metro Council members, filed a lawsuit in June challenging Senate Bill 6002, passed earlier this year. The law makes it a felony for local officials to support or vote in favor of any sanctuary city policy. Any local elected official convicted could face up to six years in prison…