Tennessee Lawmaker Sues House Speaker for Allegedly Silencing Him After Gun Reform Advocacy

Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones filed a federal lawsuit against House Speaker Cameron Sexton for repeatedly violating his constitutional rights.

The lawsuit seeks to block the Speaker from preventing Jones from speaking, reinstate his committee roles, and declare his removal unconstitutional.

Jones was expelled from the House in April after calling for gun reform, along with two other Democrats. Only Jones and one other were removed.

In August, Jones was ruled out of order by Sexton twice, triggering a vote that silenced him for the day, prompting Democrats to walk out.

Jones argues the people of his district deserve to have their voices heard without threat of silencing.