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Chinese Investors Challenge Tennessee's Land Ownership Statute in Court

Three foreign nationals claim Tennessee law unfairly restricts their ownership of agricultural land due to national security concerns.

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wo Chinese real estate investors and an American investor have filed a lawsuit in Tennessee's federal court. They claim that a state law is unconstitutional because it prohibits residents of countries subject to certain sanctions from owning property in the state. The law, they argue, unfairly targets individuals based on their nationality rather than their individual actions or affiliations.

Chinese investors challenge Tennessee land ownership statute in US court hearing.