Lucy, et al. v. Jonathan Skrmetti, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION LUCY, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) NO. 3:26-cv-00998 JONATHAN SKRMETTI, et al., ) JUDGE RICHARDSON ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION In this putative class action, Plaintiffs challenge Section 1 of Tennessee House Bill 1704 (“H.B. 1704”), a recently enacted provision of Tennessee state law that went into effect on July 1 of this year. Section 1 of H.B. 1704 prescribes criminal penalties in certain circumstances for aliens1 who are and remain within the state of Tennessee and against whom a…