Natu Bah v. Attorney General of the State of Tenn.

SILER, Circuit Judge.

The Association of African Hair Braid-ers (the Association) and nine individual African Hair Braiders located in Memphis, Tennessee (the African Hair Braiders), 1 appeal the dismissal of their substantive due process claims, equal protection claims, and claims asserted under the Tennessee Constitution. For the reasons explained below, we AFFIRM.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The nine individual plaintiffs in this case are natives of Africa and have practiced traditional African hair braiding in the United States. The Association was incorporated in 2013 in response to…