TRAVIS LOLLER
Associated Press Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Midwest director of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network is suing the state of Tennessee after he was denied access to public records because he is not a resident of the state.
A lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee on behalf of Richard Jones claims the state’s Open Records Act violates the privileges and immunities clause of the U.S. Constitution, which “prevents a state from discriminating against citizens of other states in favor of its own.”
The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, also claims the Act violates the commerce clause of the Constitution.