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That data includes names, addresses, dates of birth, and the last four digits of voters' social security numbers.

12 states submitted the information after the Trump administration required all states to do so in an effort to create a national voter database and purge ineligible voters.

Now, four individuals along with the organization Common Cause have sued the Department of Justice.

They are trying to block the DOJ from storing this data and want the department to delete info it has already obtained.

The lawsuit alleges the department is violating the Constitution by, quote, usurping state authority to oversee voter list maintenance.

It also takes issue with the Trump administration making it a requirement to hand over sensitive information.

For NPR News, I'm Cynthia Abrams in Nashville.

Tennessee's attorney general has proposed a settlement throwing out the law.

State lawmakers passed the legislation last year, making it a felony for local officials to vote in favor of sanctuary city policies.

Nashville Metropolitan Councilmember Clay Capp, one of the plaintiffs in the case, says this is a huge victory.

The law was passed alongside a flurry of other immigration actions, which are not impacted by the settlement.

For NPR News, I'm Cynthia Abrams in Nashville.

The National Guard will be focused on clearing trees that have fallen across the city, says Nashville's Fire Department Chief William Swan.

Tens of thousands of Nashvilleians have gone days without power, with no clear timeline of when electricity and heat could be restored.

And the situation is dangerous.

Nashville's police department said Wednesday it was investigating a weather-related death in the city tied to carbon monoxide poisoning.

For NPR News, I'm Cynthia Abrams in Nashville.

There are two main water concerns after a winter storm like this one.

There's worry about pipes freezing, which is why residents are advised to drip their faucets.

Now that temperatures are beginning to rise, this becomes less of a risk.