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Igor Derysh

Justin Jones reinstated amid GOP threat

The Nashville Metro Council on Monday unanimously voted to reinstate Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones to his seat after the Republican-led legislature expelled him for taking part in a gun reform protest on the House floor.

All 36 council members at Monday's meeting unanimously voted to reinstate Jones, one of the so-called "Tennessee Three," after suspending its rules to allow for an immediate vote rather than go through a monthlong nomination period, according to NBC News.

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