Conservative Tennessee State Sovereignty Bill Pushed Off For 3rd Year In A Row

For The Third Year In A Row, A Conservative Tennessee Bill, That Would Allow State Legislators To Impose Nullification If The Federal Government Tries To Impose Unconstitutional Laws Or Regulations, Has Been Scuttled.

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A Duty to Resist, “Tennessee State Sovereignty Act of 2024” Filed to Protect Constitutional Rights

A Bill Has Been Filed To Enact The “Tennessee State Sovereignty Act Of 2024” Which Would Effectively Set Up A Legislative Committee To Protect Against Federal Infringements On Tennessee’s Constitutional Rights As A State.

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Senator Lowe Files Bills Regarding Juvenile Court Time Periods, Permanent Ban Of Firearm Sales To Certain Felons And Recall Processes For Some Elected Public Officials

Tennessee State Senator Adam Lowe Has Filed Three Bills So Far For The 2024 Session Of The Tennessee General Assembly. The Bills Pertain To Juvenile Court Time Periods, Permanent Banning Of Firearm Sales To Some Convicted Felons, And Recall Processes For Certain Elected Public Officials.

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Tennessee Senate Maps Ruled Unconstitutional

A Tennessee Court Ruled Wednesday Afternoon That Republican-Drawn State Senate Maps Are Unconstitutional, Giving The General Assembly Until Jan. 31 To Adopt New Maps.

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Nashville Airport Board Legislation Ruled Unconstitutional

Metro Nashville Has Control Of The Nashville Airport Authority Again. A Three-Judge Panel That A Tennessee Law To Create An Eight-Member Board With Two Appointees Each For The Mayor, Governor, House Speaker And Senate Speaker Is Unconstitutional And That New Board Is Now Vacated.

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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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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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