Tennessee Court Advisory Commission To Hold Open Meeting Due To Injunction

The Tennessee Advisory Commission On Rules Of Practice And Procedure Will Hold A Dec. 5 Meeting In Nashville That The Group Plans To Live Stream After The Center Square Received An Injunction Earlier This Year To Open The Meetings To The Public.

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Juvenile Detention Center In East TN Continues To Violate State Law On Solitary Confinement

Despite Changes In Law Regarding The Treatment Of Juvenile Delinquents, One Juvenile Detention Center In East Tennessee Had Neglected To Keep Up With New Regulations And Continues To Punish Children With Isolation More Than Any Other Facility In The State.

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Tennessee Is One Of Several States With Racial Preferences Embedded In State Board Selection Being Challenged After Recent Supreme Court Ruling

Tennessee Law Compels The Use Of A Racial Test As Part Of The Process For Certain State Medical Board Selections. Following A Recent U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, This Diversity Mandate Is Being Challenged In Court.

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University of Tennessee Student Organization Hosts Training On How To “Self-Manage” Abortion Using Illegal And Potentially Unsafe Pills

A Student Organization At The University Of Tennessee Hosted A Training Earlier This Month On How To “Self-Manage” Abortions Using Illegal Pills From Overseas.

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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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Tennessee City Banned From Enforcing Common Sense Ordinance Protecting Children

City Officials In Murfreesboro Have Been Banned From Enforcing A Common Sense Ordinance Protecting Children While A Lawsuit Is Heard In Federal Court.

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Teacher’s Union Lawsuit Misrepresents Tennessee Law, Spins Narrative In Blount County (Op-Ed)

The Lawsuit Has Nothing To Do With The Teachers Union Supporting Teachers And Everything To Do With The TEA Being Told What They Can Not Teach. They Do Not Like That Tennessee Law Has Put Them On Notice.

The Local Head Of The Blount County Education Association Is A Plaintiff In The Lawsuit Along With A Local Librarian.

The Teacher’s Education Association Lawsuit Lists Eight Lawyers Representing The TEA With Five From Law Offices In New York City.

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Signal Crest United Methodist Preschool Discriminates Against Unvaccinated Children

Across Tennessee, Unvaccinated Children Are Discriminated Against As They Seek Fairness In Educational Opportunities. No Other Class Of Children, Regardless Of Their Health Status, Is Similarly Denied Access To Services.

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Drag Shows For Minors Are Illegal In All TN Counties But Shelby, So Why Are Blount & Sevier Counties Allowing It?

Despite Guidance From AG Skrmetti’s Office And Clarification From One Of The Sponsors Of The Legislation, Now Law, That Bans Drag Shows Where Children May Be Present, It Seems That There Will Be Illegal Drag Performances Carried Out On September 2nd In At Least Two Tennessee Counties.

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Williamson County Parents Compelled To Sue Board Of Education For Keeping Obscene Materials On School Library Shelves

Last Week, A Group Of Parents In Williamson County Filed A Petition To Have 5 Books That Sit On Middle And High School Shelves Removed Due To Their Inclusion Of What Is, According To The Law, Arguably Obscene Content. The Reason These Parents Were Forced To Resort To Such A Measure, Is Because The Policy Utilized By Williamson County Schools, According To The Petition, Is Inadequate And Falls Short Of What Is Required In Tennessee Law.

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