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Your one stop hub for protecting your voice at the ballot box in Tennessee. Find the latest on our redistricting litigation, a breakdown of how the redistricting process actually works, and candidate information built to help you navigate this election cycle.
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Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to Tennessee's Discriminatory Congressional Map

Case challenging racially discriminatory congressional districts continues
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New Filings Detail Disturbing Accounts of Federal Agents Retaliating Against Memphis Residents

Residents describe being surveilled at home, pulled over under false pretenses, boxed in with vehicles, and jailed in retaliation for observing and documenting Memphis Safe Task Force activity
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform, Free Speech & Censorship, Police Accountability, Privacy, Surveillance and Technology
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Statement on Tennessee’s Torturous Execution Attempt of Tony Carruthers

ACLU comments on the state of Tennessee's botched and torturous attempt to execute Tony Carruthers
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform, Racial Justice
Court Cases: Tony Von Carruthers v. State of Tennessee

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ACLU-TN Went to the Supreme Court

Samantha and Brian Williams of Nashville, TN and their 16-year-old transgender daughter, two other plaintiff families filing anonymously, and Memphis-based medical doctor Dr. Susan Lacy challenged a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18.