Op-Eds

Op-Ed | Tennessee’s special legislative session won't do what most citizens want

Democracy requires that voters’ voices be heard and that elected officials have an opportunity to robustly debate issues of critical importance.

August 21, 2023

Suffocating effect of pretrial detention, bail costs in Shelby County

Shelby County’s current bail system fails to improve public safety and unnecessarily punishes those who cannot afford release, while allowing people with resources to walk free before trial.

May 18, 2022

Opinion: Why ACLU of Tennessee is launching 'Vote Like Your Rights Depend On It' campaign

The ACLU of Tennessee is launching a statewide awareness campaign to encourage eligible Tennesseans to vote early and safely in 2020.

September 9, 2020

Tennessee wise to revise 'safekeeping' law

ACLU-TN advocates for Tennessee to revise "safekeeping" law, as the current law is clearly dangerous and unjust and violates the constitutional guarantees of due process and equal treatment under the law.

April 16, 2018

Tennessee's neighbors are moving ahead in criminal justice reform

Tennessee should follow the lead of neighboring states, which are implementing major criminal justice reforms.

January 30, 2018

Coming home to a more honest, honorable Memphis

Jeffery P. Robinson is legal director of the Trone Center for Justice & Equality for the American Civil Liberties Union in New York talks about the removal of confederate statues in his hometown—Memphis, TN.

January 5, 2018