The fight over MPD is headed to the Supreme Court. Here’s what the police union turned down.
“We’ve always desired a constructive and collaborative relationship with the (Memphis Police Association). But that depends on a mutual respect for the City Charter and acceptance that operational matters are outside MPA’s authority,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young (left) said in a statement July 25. Matt Cunningham (right) is the president of MPA. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The fight between the Memphis Police Association did not always appear headed to the Tennessee Supreme Court. There was a time this spring when it looked poised for a settlement, a move that would’ve reshaped how the union and the city administration interacted.
But according to documents and emails obtained by The Daily Memphian, that settlement fell apart. Then the two sides pushed further into their respective legal corners culminating with the city’s appeal to the state’s high court last week.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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