Nashville, TN (WOKI) In a federal lawsuit filed today Tuesday, State Representative Justin Jones of Nashville has gone after Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and others, claiming “unconstitutional” censorship of him and the views of those he represents.
According to Jones’ complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, the District 52 Representative is seeking a declaratory judgement that his expulsion from the House earlier this year and the House Rules for the 113th General Assembly be ruled “unconstitutional.”
In addition, Jones is seeking to be immediately and retroactively restored to all of his previous committee assignments and awarded any damages to which he may be entitled.
Jones, taking to X (formerly Twitter), today to announce the filing:
