There are 6 article(s) tagged Chancery Court:

• March 2026

  • Case dismissed in lawsuit to stop Brooks’ Downtown museum

    The 2023 lawsuit, filed by Friends for our Riverfront and others, challenging the new Memphis Art Museum Downtown has hit another barrier.

    By Bill Dries March 25, 2026

• September 2024

  • State won’t appeal ‘Memphis’ mistake,’ Tenn. attorney general says

    “These ballot questions are a fraud on the voters of Memphis,” General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a statement his office released about its decision to not challenge a court’s ruling allowing the gun-control referendum to continue.

    By Bill Dries September 20, 2024

• July 2024

  • Appeal in Brooks Museum construction lawsuit alleges mistake by judge

    Friends for Our Riverfront argue a June ruling denying their motions to halt Brooks Museum construction “improperly departed from the course of judicial conduct.”

    By Bill Dries July 25, 2024

  • Special judge appointed to fill in for Chancellor Jim Kyle

    A former Shelby County chancellor has been named a special judge, at least for the time being. 

    By Julia Baker July 10, 2024

• June 2024

  • Art museum construction can continue Downtown, court rules

    A Friday court ruling denies a request by opponents of the museum’s construction who sought a temporary injunction last September to stop construction on the riverfront.

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2024

• June 2022

  • Amber Mills cleared by Chancery Court for reelection run

    A Shelby County chancellor has ruled that the county commissioner is eligible to run for reelection despite a question of whether her house is in Fayette County.

    By Michael Waddell June 02, 2022