The Controversial Return of Justin Pearson to Tennessee House

Justin Pearson, a Tennessee state representative who was expelled from the legislature for leading a gun protest on the House floor, has been reappointed and sworn back in. Pearson was appointed to his vacated seat by the county legislature that includes his Memphis district. He had previously been appointed to the seat in January and won a special election in March. Pearson and his colleague, Justin Jones, who was also expelled, plan to run in special elections. The demonstration was prompted by a school shooting in Nashville in which seven people were killed.