FALLS v. GOINS

No. M2020-01510-SC-R11-CV.

673 S.W.3d 173 (2023)

Ernest FALLS et al. v. Mark GOINS et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, AT NASHVILLE.

FILED June 29, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Harbison , Lisa K. Helton , and Christopher C. Sabis , Nashville, Tennessee, and Danielle Lang and Blair Bowie , Washington D.C., for the appellant, Ernest Falls.

Herbert H. Slatery III , Attorney General and Reporter; Andrée S. Blumstein , Solicitor General; Janet M. Kleinfelter , Deputy Attorney General; and Alexander S. Rieger , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Mark Goins, in his official capacity as Coordinator of Elections for the State of Tennessee, Tre Hargett, in his official capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Tennessee, and Herbert H. Slatery III, in his official capacity as the Attorney General for the State of Tennessee.

Angela Bergman , Nashville, Tennessee, and Christopher J. Climo and A.J. Bolan , Washington, D.C., for the amicus curiae, League of Women Voters of Tennessee.

Steven J. Mulroy , Memphis, Tennessee, and Joshua Stanton , Nashville, Tennessee, for the amici curiae, Tennessee Law Professors, Arlene Amarante, Maha Ayesh, Mohamed Fazier, Demetria Frank, Donna Harkness, David Hudson, Susan L. Kay, Daniel Kiel, Katy Ramsey Mason, Steven Mulroy, David Romantz, Willie Santana, Daniel M. Schaffzin, Kevin M. Stack, Joshua Stanton, Cara Suvall, and Stevie Swanson.


OPINION

In this appeal, we consider the interplay and applicability of two statutes that relate to suffrage rights of Tennessee residents...

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