ACLU, LGBTQ Groups Sue Tennessee For Law That Imposes Increased Penalties For HIV-Positive Prostitutes

Tennessee Law States That A Person Who Knowingly Has HIV And “Engages In Sexual Activity As A Business Or Is An Inmate In A House Of Prostitution Or Loiters In A Public Place For The Purpose Of Being Hired To Engage In Sexual Activity” Will Be Charged With Aggravated Prostitution. The ACLU, Tennessee ACLU, And The Transgender Law Center Have Now Filed A Federal Lawsuit Claiming That The Law Is Unconstitutional.

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Lawsuit Filed Against Law Enforcement, AG Skrmetti For Informing Blount Pride That Law Will Be Enforced If Drag Performances Are Carried Out Where Minors Could Be Exposed

The ACLU Has Filed A Federal Lawsuit Against The District Attorney General For The Fifth Judicial District, For Sending Out A Letter Informing Blount County Law Enforcement Agencies And City Officials, As Well As The Organizer Of Blount Pride, That A Law Passed This Past Session In The Tennessee General Assembly Will Be Enforced Should There Be Evidence Of A Violation.

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“Emergency” Hearing Over TN House Sign Ban Set For Monday

A Davidson County Chancery Court Judge Has Set An Expedited Hearing For Monday In A Legal Dispute Over A Decision By The Tennessee House Of Representatives To Ban Protest Signs During A Specially Called Session On Public Safety.

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Enticing Illegal Immigration Isn’t Protected Speech

At Issue Is Whether The Federal Prohibition On “Encouraging” Or “Inducing” Unlawful Immigration For Commercial Advantage Or Private Financial Gain Violates The First Amendment Of The U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court Ruled It Does Not.

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U.S. Government Suing Tennessee To Stop New Law That Protects Children From Life Altering Medical Consequences

The Federal Government Is Suing The State Of Tennessee To Stop A Newly Signed Law That Prohibits Doctors From Prescribing Puberty Blockers Or Cross Sex Hormones To Minors, And Prevents Gender Surgeries Before The Age Of Majority.

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Left Threatens Lawsuits After Lee Signs Bills Protecting Children From Gender Mutilation & Exposure To Sexually Provocative Drag

Governor Bill Lee Signed Two Bills Into Law Last Thursday That Will Protect Children In Tennessee. Left-Leaning Groups Were Quick To Announce Their Intentions To Sue.

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Ban On “Gender Affirming” Care For Children In TN, Passed by House Civil Justice Committee 

On February 15th, Rep. William Lamberth’s House Bill That Aims To Ban Transgender Medical Treatments For Minors In Tennessee Was Passed By Voice Vote In A Meeting Of The House Civil Justice Committee.

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TN Rep Calls Out ACLU For Threats Against Hospital Halting Gender Reassignment Surgeries

One Tennessee Legislator Spoke Out Against The Tennessee Chapter Of The Aclu After The Group Launched An Attack On Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Because The Hospital Placed A Hold On Gender Reassignment Surgeries And Canceled A Surgery Scheduled For A 19-Year-Old Patient After Physicians Voiced Concerns.

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ACLU Threatens Memphis Hospital Over Canceled Transgender Surgery

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare In Memphis Has Been Issued An Ultimatum By The American Civil Liberties Union Of Tennessee After The Hospital Canceled Surgery For A 19-Year-Old Transgender Patient.

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