Expelled Black Lawmaker Justin Jones Reinstated to Tennessee House

Nashville's Metro Council voted unanimously to send Democratic lawmaker Justin Jones back to his old seat in the Tennessee House, just four days after he was expelled by House Republicans for participating in a gun control protest. Nashville Mayor John Cooper and President Biden had criticized the expulsion, saying it subverted the will of the voters who elected him. Jones has become a national figure at the center of debates over gun violence, racial bias, and democratic norms.