A Davidson County chancellor did not rule on a temporary injunction Monday. If granted, it may pause the National Guard's deployment in Memphis.

A coalition of Memphis and Shelby County officials said he did not. Their petition for an injunction argued that the deployment violates Article III, Section 5 of the state’s Constitution, which makes the governor commander-in-chief of the militia only “in cases of rebellion or invasion.

It’s been two weeks since the National Guard landed in Memphis to help fight crime, and you may have spotted them on Beale Street, in Tom Lee Park and walking in

Federal agencies began arriving in Memphis Sept. 29, and the National Guard began patrols Oct. 10. Several Memphis-area lawmakers filed a lawsuit on Oct. 17 against Tennessee Governor Bill Lee over the deployment of the National Guard to the city, claiming the action violates the Tennessee Constitution.

Governor Bill Lee and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris will meet in court for a temporary injunction on Monday over a lawsuit challenging the deployment of the National Guard in Memphis.

Military leaders have ordered the National Guard in every state to develop a “quick reaction force” of troops trained to deal with civil disturbances and riots that can be ready to deploy with just hours’ notice.