Tennessee Textbook Commission Tasked With Creating Appeals Process Begs For Legal Guidance

At A Virtual Meeting Of The Tennessee Textbook And Instructional Materials Quality Commission This Week, Committee Members Voiced Concerns Over The Guidance They Are Fine Tuning For School Districts Regarding The Appeals Process For Materials.

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18 AGs Call On Biden To Classify Illicit Fentanyl As Weapon Of Mass Destruction

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Is Joining A Multistate Effort Urging President Biden To Classify Fentanyl As A Weapon Of Mass Destruction. The 18 State Attorneys General Demand The President Take Decisive Action In Response To The Record Increase In Overdose Deaths Related To The Lethal Substance Nationwide And The Potential For Deliberate Misuse.

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Border Chief In Sworn Testimony: Southern Border ‘Is Currently In A Crisis’

As Part Of Ongoing Litigation Against The Biden Administration, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Continues To Uncover What She Calls “Damning Evidence” About The Consequences Stemming From Biden Administration Policies Changing Federal Immigration Laws.

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Tennessee Joins $1.25 Million Multistate Settlement over 2019 Carnival Cruise Line Data Breach

Tennessee Has Obtained A $1.25 Million Multistate Settlement With Florida-Based Carnival Cruise Line After A 2019 Data Breach That Involved The Personal Information Of Approximately 180,000 Carnival Employees And Customers Nationwide. Tennessee Will Receive $19,855.20 From The Settlement.

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Tennessee’s Abortion Laws Could Save Thousands Of Babies If Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade

Should The U.S. Supreme Court Overturn Roe V. Wade, Tennessee’s “Trigger Law” That Was Passed In 2019 Would Go Into Effect 30 Days After The Supreme Court’s Decision, Potentially Saving The Lives Of Thousands Of Babies.

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AG Slatery Leads Nationwide Investigation Into Instagram’s Impact on Young People

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III Is Leading A Nationwide Investigation Into Meta Platforms, Inc., Formerly Known As Facebook, For Providing And Promoting Its Social Media Platform – Instagram – To Children And Young Adults Despite Knowing That Such Use Is Associated With Mental Health Harms.

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UT Knoxville Reinstates Mask Mandate Less Than 24 Hours After Lifting it

Less Than One Day After Announcing That They Were Lifting Their Mask Mandate To Comply With Newly Passed State Legislation, The University Of Tennessee System Has Reverted Back To Requiring Masks On Its Knoxville Campus.

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TN Legislature Takes Discretion From District Attorneys General

The House And Senate Both Voted Friday For Legislation Enabling The State Attorney General To Request Courts Appoint District Attorney Pro Tems For Any District Attorney General Who Makes A Blanket Statement Against Prosecuting Certain Classes Of Illegal Activity.

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