Gannett Company, Inc., et al v. Jeff Long, et al
| GANNETT COMPANY, INC., GRAY LOCAL, MEDIA, INC., NASHVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA, INC, dba Nashville Banner Publishing Company, NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., SCRIPPS MEDIA, INC., STATES NEWSROOM, dba Tennessee Lookout and TEGNA, INC. |
| JEFF LONG, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, GLENN R. FUNK, in his official capacity as District Attorney General for Nashville & Davidson County, Tennessee and JOHN DRAKE, in his official capacity as Chief of Metropolitan Nashville Police Department |
| 26-5182 |
| March 5, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| Constitutional - State Statute |
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| Filing 21 APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Mr. Grayson Clary for Gannett Company, Inc., Gray Local, Media, Inc., Nashville Public Media, Inc, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Scripps Media, Inc., States Newsroom and Tegna, Inc.. Certificate of Service: 04/28/2026. Argument Request: requested. [26-5182] (GC) [Entered: 04/28/2026 07:14 PM] |
| Filing 20 Letter sent by Mediation Office REGARDING MEDIATION: The Mediation Conference scheduled for 04/01/2026 is hereby canceled. (LMR) [Entered: 03/31/2026 05:00 PM] |
| Filing 19 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Gannett Company, Inc., Gray Local, Media, Inc., Nashville Public Media, Inc, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Scripps Media, Inc., States Newsroom and Tegna, Inc. by Paul R. McAdoo. Certificate of Service: 03/25/2026. [26-5182] (PRM) [Entered: 03/25/2026 12:20 PM] |
| Filing 18 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Grayson Clary ; Nexstar Media Group, Inc. makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? UPDATE AS OF MARCH 24: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. has no public parent corporation. TEGNA, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? UPDATE AS OF MARCH 24: BlackRock, Inc. and The Vanguard Group, Inc. own 10% or more of the stock of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Certificate of Service: 03/24/2026. [26-5182] (GC) [Entered: 03/24/2026 11:42 AM] |
| Filing 17 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Gabriel Krimm ; Glenn R. Funk and Jeff Long makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? NO 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 03/19/2026. [26-5182] (GK) [Entered: 03/19/2026 05:22 PM] |
| Filing 16 APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Mr. John Drake by Allison L. Bussell. Certificate of Service: 03/19/2026. [26-5182] (ALB) [Entered: 03/19/2026 03:53 PM] |
| Filing 15 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Glenn R. Funk and Jeff Long by Gabriel Krimm. Certificate of Service: 03/19/2026. [26-5182] (GK) [Entered: 03/19/2026 08:25 AM] |
| Filing 14 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 04/28/2026;. appellee brief due 05/28/2026; (MRL) [Entered: 03/19/2026 07:08 AM] |
| Filing 13 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Mr. Grayson Clary for Appellants Gannett Company, Inc., Gray Local, Media, Inc., Nashville Public Media, Inc, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Scripps Media, Inc., States Newsroom and Tegna, Inc.. Is this case a cross-appeal? No ; Has this case or a related one been before this court previously? No ; Please identify the party(ies) the appeal is being taken against: Mr. John Drake, Glenn R. Funk and Jeff Long ; Issues: Whether the District Court erred in denying Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction against enforcement of Tennessee's police buffer-zone statute, including: Whether Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits in demonstrating that Tennessee's police buffer-zone statute is void for vagueness or that the law violates the First Amendment, either on its face or as applied to Plaintiffs; Whether Plaintiffs, news organizations whose reporters approach within 25 feet of law enforcement officers on a routine basis, will suffer irreparable harm absent preliminary relief against enforcement of Tennessee's police buffer-zone statute; Whether the public interest favors granting Plaintiffs preliminary relief against enforcement of Tennessee's police buffer-zone statute; . Certificate of Service: 03/18/2026. [26-5182] (GC) [Entered: 03/18/2026 05:50 PM] |
| Filing 12 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Grayson Clary ; Tegna, Inc. makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? TEGNA Inc. is a publicly traded Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Virginia and no parent company. TEGNA Inc. is the parent corporation of Belo Corp.; Cape Publications, Inc.; Locked On Podcast Network, Inc.; Multimedia Holdings Corporation; RadiOhio, Inc.; TEGNA Memphis Broadcasting, Inc.; VideOhio, Inc.; VideoIndiana, Inc.; WBNS-TV, Inc.; and WUSA-TV, Inc. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? BlackRock, Inc. owns more than 10% of the stock of TEGNA Inc. Certificate of Service: 03/18/2026. [26-5182] (GC) [Entered: 03/18/2026 05:39 PM] |
| Filing 11 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Grayson Clary ; Gannett Company, Inc. makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? Gannett Co., Inc. is a publicly held Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in New York and no parent corporation. During the pendency of this litigation, Gannett Co., Inc. changed its name to USA TODAY Co., Inc. Its corporate structure, citizenship and ownership are otherwise unchanged. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 03/18/2026. [26-5182] (GC) [Entered: 03/18/2026 05:37 PM] |
| Filing 10 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Grayson Clary ; Gray Local, Media, Inc. makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? Gray Local Media, Inc., is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Georgia. Gray Local Media, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gray Media, Inc., a publicly held corporation. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 03/18/2026. [26-5182] (GC) [Entered: 03/18/2026 05:35 PM] |
| Filing 9 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Grayson Clary ; Scripps Media, Inc. makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? Scripps Media, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Ohio. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The E.W. Scripps Company. Affiliated corporations of Scripps Media, Inc. include the other direct, wholly owned subsidiaries of The E.W. Scripps Company: ION Media Networks, Inc., a Florida corporation; Scribion Broadcast Holdings, Inc., a Georgia corporation; and Scripps National Spelling Bee, Inc., an Ohio corporation. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 03/18/2026. [26-5182] (GC) [Entered: 03/18/2026 05:30 PM] |
| Filing 8 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Grayson Clary ; Nashville Public Media, Inc and States Newsroom makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? NO 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 03/18/2026. [26-5182] (GC) [Entered: 03/18/2026 05:27 PM] |
| Filing 7 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Grayson Clary ; Nexstar Media Group, Inc. makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is a publicly held Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Texas and no parent corporation. Nexstar Media Group, Inc., is the parent corporation of Nexstar Media, Inc. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? BlackRock, Inc. owns more than 10% of the stock of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Certificate of Service: 03/18/2026. [26-5182] (GC) [Entered: 03/18/2026 05:26 PM] |
| Filing 6 TRANSCRIPT ORDER filed - transcript is already on file in the District Court Clerks Office. Filed by Mr. Grayson Clary for Gannett Company, Inc., Gray Local, Media, Inc., Nashville Public Media, Inc, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Scripps Media, Inc., States Newsroom and Tegna, Inc.. Certificate of Service: 03/18/2026. [26-5182] (GC) [Entered: 03/18/2026 05:08 PM] |
| Filing 5 APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Mr. John Drake by Peter G. Vizcarrondo. Certificate of Service: 03/18/2026. [26-5182] (PGV) [Entered: 03/18/2026 04:55 PM] |
| Filing 4 ***DOCUMENT LOCKED COUNSEL INSTRUCTED TO REFILE USING THEIR PACER ACCOUNT***APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Mr. John Drake by Allison L. Bussell. Certificate of Service: 03/18/2026. [26-5182]--[Edited 03/19/2026 by MRL] (MRD) [Entered: 03/18/2026 04:38 PM] |
| Filing 3 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Gannett Company, Inc., Gray Local, Media, Inc., Nashville Public Media, Inc, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Scripps Media, Inc., States Newsroom and Tegna, Inc. by Grayson Clary. Certificate of Service: 03/18/2026. [26-5182] (GC) [Entered: 03/18/2026 04:04 PM] |
| Filing 2 MEDIATION OFFICE is involved in this appeal. VIDEO CONFERENCE: A Mediation conference has been scheduled for 04/01/2026 at 9:30 AM (ET) with Kathryn Wollenburg. [Please open notice for important details and deadlines.] (LMR) [Entered: 03/06/2026 11:57 AM] |
| Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellants Gannett Company, Inc., Gray Local, Media, Inc., Nashville Public Media, Inc, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Scripps Media, Inc., States Newsroom and Tegna, Inc.. Transcript needed: y. (MRL) [Entered: 03/05/2026 11:21 AM] |
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