There are 4 article(s) tagged Melanie Taylor Jefferson:

• March 2026

  • Case dismissed in lawsuit to stop Brooks’ Downtown museum

    The 2023 lawsuit, filed by Friends for our Riverfront and others, challenging the new Memphis Art Museum Downtown has hit another barrier.

    By Bill Dries 12 hours ago

• October 2025

  • City, Police Association headed to mediation in one lawsuit

    The negotiation could resolve a dispute about the legality of at least one of the City of Memphis’ employee associations.

    By Samuel Hardiman October 03, 2025

• March 2025

  • Who determines how riverfront is used? Lawsuit over new Memphis Art Museum narrows.

    Chancellor Melanie Taylor Jefferson dismissed most of the claims in the Friends for Our Riverfront lawsuit seeking to stop construction of the new museum. But she kept the central question in the case.

    By Bill Dries March 01, 2025

• September 2024

  • Chancellor sets hearing date for Memphis gun-control case

    The Memphis City Council’s lawsuit to vote for citywide gun-control measures in November pushes on as the September deadline for the ballot approaches. 

    By Bill Dries September 03, 2024