State Courts

Parents of public school students and taxpayers filed suit in Davidson County Chancery Court on Nov. 20, 2025, seeking to block Tennessee’s new statewide school voucher program as unconstitutional, arguing the state must maintain a system of free public schools and cannot fund K‑12 education outside that system. The law allocates nearly $150 million for 20,000 vouchers (~$7,300 each) for 2025–26, including for students already in private and religious schools; the ACLU of Tennessee represents plaintiffs, while Gov. Bill Lee’s office says over 40,000 families applied and is confident the law will be upheld.