Social Media Censorship Bill That Was Deferred Last Year On Schedule For Tennessee House Subcommittee

A Bill Dealing With Social Media Censorship That Was Deferred Last Year Is On The Move Again And On The Schedule For One Of The Tennessee General Assembly’s Subcommittees. The Legislation Aims To Stymie Censorship From Social Media Platforms Regarding Tennessee Elections While Preserving First Amendment Rights Of Tennesseans In Today’s Online Public Square.

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Unmasking The Hidden Tentacles Of Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying In Tennessee

Tennessee’s Democratic Foundation Is Crumbling Beneath The Insidious Practice Of Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying. This Shadowy Network, Fueled By Our Own Dollars, Undermines The Very Principles We Hold Dear: Free Speech, Fair Representation, And Transparent Governance.

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Tennessee Court Advisory Commission Holds Open Meeting Due To Injunction

The Tennessee Advisory Commission On Rules Of Practice And Procedure Met Virtually Friday Morning, Discussing The Streamlining Of The Rules For Filing Motions In Appellate Court, The Rules For Experts In Court And The Rules For Appealing Based On A Perceived Area In The Court’s Finding Of Fact.

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Robertson County School Targeted By Atheist Organization For Including Biblical Value In Lesson On Service To Others

White House Heritage High School Hosted A Member Of Middle Tennessee Fellowship Of Christian Athletes Who Led A Lesson On Service During A School Basketball Practice. The Lesson Provoked The Attention Of Well-Known And Historically Aggressive Atheist Organization.

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Tennessee Attorney General Leads Coalition In Opposing Guidance That Would “Unleash Unconstitutional Chaos In The Nation’s Workplace”

The Proposed EEOC Guidance Would Broaden Title VII’s Prohibition Of “Sex-Based Harassment” To Include, Among Other Things, “Intentional And Repeated Use Of A Name Or Pronoun Inconsistent With The Individual’s Gender Identity (Misgendering)” And “The Denial Of Access To A Bathroom Or Other Sex-Segregated Facility Consistent With The Individual’s Gender Identity.”

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Nullification Bill May Have An Opportunity To Be Heard Again In Next Year’s General Session

The “Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act,” Sponsored By Senator Janice Bowling In 2023 Has An Opportunity For A Rehearing In The Next General Session In January 2024.

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Representative Justin Jones Sues House Speaker Sexton in Federal Court Over Expulsion

State Representative Justin Jones Has Filed A Federal Lawsuit Against House Speaker Cameron Sexton, Alleging That Several Of Sexton’s Actions Towards Jones Were Unconstitutional.

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Lawsuit Alleges Favoritism And First Amendment Violation In Law Requiring Licensure Of Online Auctioneers

The Beacon Center Of Tennessee Has Filed A Lawsuit On Behalf Of Auctioneers, Arguing That A 2019 Law Requiring Online Auctioneers To Be Licensed Is A Violation Of Their First Amendment Rights.

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Docs Offer Glimpse Inside Censorship Industrial Complex [Op-Ed]

Welcome To The Censorship Industrial Complex. It’s Rather Like The Old “Military Industrial Complex,” Which Was Shorthand For The Military, Private Companies, And Academia Working Together To Achieve U.S. Battlefield Dominance, With The R&D Funded By The Government That Buys The Final Product.
But The Censorship Industrial Complex Builds Algorithms, Not Bombers. The Players Aren’t Raytheon And Boeing, But Social Media Companies, Tech Startups, And Universities And Their Institutes. The Foes To Be Dominated Are American Citizens Whose Opinions Diverge From Government Narratives.

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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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