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MUSIC CITY GRAN PRIX
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 | VOLUME 36 | NUMBER 37
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Cheekwoodrequested temporary restraining order denied
Court rules in favor of Swan Ball group SBI as legal matter moves to October conference WILLIAM WILLIAMS
Presidential debate watch party at the Tennessee Democratic Party headquarters in The Nations PHOTO: HAMILTON MATTHEW MASTERS
Tennessee Democrats enthusiastic after Harris debate performance Local Republicans largely quiet following event but remain steady behind Trump NICOLLE S. PRAINO, HAMILTON MATTHEW MASTERS The Tennessee Democratic Party headquarters in The Nations was energized on Tuesday night ahead of the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. More than 100 people showed up to watch the two candidates, meeting on the debate stage for the first time. Throughout the night, there were cheers and laughs as well as some vocal opposition of Trump. Many younger voters were in the crowd,
and the room quieted down when Harris was asked about the Israel-Hamas war. At the event Tuesday was Joshua Patrick, regional organizing director for Democrat Megan Barry’s campaign for Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green’s seat. He was a Tennessee delegate at the Democratic National Convention and is on the board for the Williamson County Young Democrats and the state executive committee for the Tennessee Democratic Party.
Patrick said he was pleased by the turnout for the watch party because he had not, despite working in Davidson County politics, met the majority of attendees. Before the debate, he said he expected Harris to talk about joy, while he predicted that Trump would likely focus his talking points on “doom and gloom.” Afterward, Patrick said the debate unfolded exactly as he expected. “Kamala went with joy and hope and moving forward, and that frankly >> PAGE 2
U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson has denied Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art’s request for a temporary restraining order against the group that oversees the annual Swan Ball related to the groups’ legal dispute with regarding the use of the event’s name. The court next will oversee an initial case management conference related to the legal matter on Oct. 17. SB Initiative (SBI) had asked the court to deny Cheekwood’s request for the TRO as part of its efforts to have the proceeds of the 2025 event benefit Friends of Warner Parks (SBI has ended its relationship with Cheekwood). In its response, filed in the U.S. District Court, SBI contended Cheekwood “has failed to meet the high burden required for a TRO or preliminary injunction. It has not demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits, as it exercised no control over the nature and quality of the goods and services provided under the Swan Ball trademark.” Cheekwood filed the TRO while the case is pending in an effort to prevent SBI from using the Swan Ball name while seeking the separate Warner Parks space. “Cheekwood is asking the court to maintain the status quo — the Swan Ball is a Cheekwood fundraiser — while the case is pending,” Maia Woodhouse, an Adams and Reese attorney representing Cheekwood, emailed the Post >> PAGE 2
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