Supreme Court’s Ruling About Drag Shows For Minors Has Very Few Implications For Tennessee’s Current Legal Battle

Supreme Court Ruling Denying Intervention In Florida’s Drag Show Ban For Minors Does Not Indicate Law Lacks Constitutional Viability. So How Does This Affect Tennessee’s Current Legal Battle?

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Memphis Senator Wants Investigation And Accountability Of Shelby County Judges And D.A.

A Shelby County State Senator Is Asking Again For An Investigation Into Another Shelby County Judge, As Well As The Shelby County District Attorney After An Inmate Was Released Early From His 162-Year Sentence And Then Later Made To Return To Prison.

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Feds Say Tennessee Violated ADA By Enforcing Law Against HIV Sex Work

The U.S. Department Of Justice Announced Friday That Tennessee’s Enforcement Of Its Aggravated Prostitution Law Against People With HIV Violates The Americans With Disabilities Act, Warning That Continued Enforcement Could Result In A Federal Lawsuit.

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 Judge Who Oversees New Bail Program In Shelby County States That “Everybody Has The Right To Bail” Including Those Who Commit Violent Crimes

New Rules For Bail Include Several Criteria, None Of Which Have Anything To Do With Whether The Crime Committed Was A Violent One Or If Anyone Was Harmed In The Commission Of That Crime. Even If A Criminal Is Arrested And Is Let Out On Bond And Arrested Again, They Can Still Make Bail.

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Final ESSER Spending Deadlines Loom Creating Problems For Tennessee School Districts On How To Spend Money

Many Who Have Opposed The Spending Spree The Federal Government Embarked On In The Name Of COVID Say That The Reliance On Federal Dollars Is Exactly The Goal And Now The Issues Of Disentangling Tennessee State Systems From Such A Burden Will Be Time Consuming And Very Likely, Hurt Much More Than They Helped.

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Tennessee Governor To Dispatch More Highway Patrol Officers To Attempt To Curb Memphis Crime Wave

After State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis-District 31) Requested Help In Curbing Crime In Memphis, Governor Bill Lee’s Office Has Announced That Additional Tennessee Highway Patrol Officers Will Be Sent To Shelby County.

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