Following the Memphis City Council banning Justin J. Pearson from attending two council meetings, Pearson and other activists have filed a federal lawsuit in response.
The ban was issued right after the Oct. 6 council meeting on a data center moratorium, after protests turned violent. Bullhorns were used by Pearson, and eventually there were fights breaking out in the lobby and unruly chaos inside the chambers.
Keshaun Pearson, Amber Sherman, and others are among the group of activists that have joined in on the lawsuit. Their claim: the council infringed on their freedom of speech.
In order to combat the ban and attend next week’s meeting, Pearson and the other plaintiffs have requested a temporary restraining order.
