Appeals court says Metro Council has to shrink its size

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Metro Council will have to shrink its size.

This comes from a law two years ago, when the state legislature made a law that no city government bodies could have more than 20 members.

However, that specifically targeted Nashville, because it's the only Tennessee city with more than 20 members. However, other county governments, which the bill didn't affect, does have more members than 20.

Two judges on the Tennessee Court of Appeals supported the law, while a third judge dissented.

Metro sued the state in 2023 after lawmakers passed a bill that would cut the Metro Council from 40 seats to 20.

The new law would prohibit any city in Tennessee from having a governing body with more than 20 members. The bill specifical