{"id":5133,"date":"2025-06-26T13:36:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/?page_id=5133"},"modified":"2025-09-22T13:38:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:38:52","slug":"southeastern-synod-v-finney","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/our-work\/defending-immigrants-and-sanctuary-cities\/southeastern-synod-v-finney\/","title":{"rendered":"Southeastern Synod v. Finney"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Filings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>9\/10\/25 \u2013 Presented oral argument on the previously filed preliminary injunction motion asking the Court to prohibit enforcement of the law<\/li>\n<li>7\/21\/25 \u2013 Filed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/07\/SS-v-Finney-PI-Reply.pdf\">reply brief<\/a><\/strong> in support of motion for preliminary injunction<\/li>\n<li>7\/18\/25 \u2013 <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Filed <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/07\/SS-v-Finney-Pseudonym-Reply.pdf\">reply brief<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in support of motion to proceed under <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/08\/SS-v-Finney-Pseudonym-Motion.pdf\">pseudonym<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6\/23\/25 \u2013 Filed a <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/09\/Southeastern-Synod-v.-Finney-Complaint.pdf\">complaint<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/06\/TN-Motion-for-Preliminary-Injunction.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>motion for preliminary injunction<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>In the News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tennesseelookout.com\/2025\/09\/11\/lutheran-clergy-seek-to-temporarily-block-new-law-making-it-a-crime-to-harbor-immigrants\/\">9\/11\/25 \u2013 The Tennessee Lookout covers Lutheran clergy seeking to temporarily block new law making it a crime to &#8216;harbor&#8217; 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