METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al

  1. September 02, 2026

    Localities Say DHS Can't Tie Grant Funds To Election Process

    Governments in Tennessee, Texas and Ohio have asked a D.C. federal court to grant them a win against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, arguing Congress did not condition receipt of counterterrorism grants on the way localities administer elections.

  2. August 17, 2026

    Nashville, Localities Sue DHS Over FEMA Funding Condition

    Nashville, Tennessee, and local governments in Texas and Ohio sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday, saying the Trump administration is unlawfully hijacking the Homeland Security Grant Program to coerce states into changing their local election procedures.