Several local and state lawmakers filed suit Friday against Gov. Bill Lee and the state attorney general, challenging the deployment of Tennessee National Guard troops in Memphis. The lawsuit, filed in Davidson County Chancery Court,

The lawsuit claims the deployment of the National Guard violations the state's constitution, and the plaintiffs are seeking an injunction.

The governor's spokesperson, Elizabeth Lane Johnson, said Lee has authority to deploy under Tennessee law since the guard belongs to the state.

State and local officials said they sued over deploying the National Guard to Memphis. Here's what the lawsuit argues.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said there was "no option given" for the City of Memphis to join a lawsuit asking to end the National Guard deployment.

The Tennessee State Representative wrote that the National Guard will serve in "supportive, non-enforcement roles such as community safety patrols, traffic control, and site security, assisting local law enforcement but not replacing them.

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