Tennessee Attorney General, ACLU, Agree To End Suit Over House Sign Ban

In A Coda To A Bruising Special Session Of The Tennessee Legislature That Wrapped Up Last Month, Lawyers Representing Three Women Who Defied A House Ban On Signs And Attorneys For The State Have Agreed To Bring A First Amendment Legal Challenge To A Close.

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State Of Tennessee Seeks Dismissal Of Challenge To Lawsuit Over Banning Of Protest Signs

State Lawyers Are Seeking To Dismiss A Legal Challenge To A Tennessee House Of Representatives Rule Banning Protest Signs At The Legislature, Arguing That Since The Rules Applied Only To A Special Session That Has Now Ended The Case Is Moot.

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Tennessee House Leadership Loses Decision On Sign Bans

Davidson County Chancery Court Judge Anne Martin Has Ruled That The Holding Of Small Signs In House Of Representatives’ Galleries And Committee Meeting Rooms Is Likely Protected By The First Amendment, Keeping In Place A Temporary Restraining Order Allowing Members Of The Public To Carry Signs.

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