We urged Governor Bill Lee to veto SB 591/HB 764, which would abolish existing community oversight boards and replace them with smaller, less powerful “police advisory and review committees” staffed by local mayors rather than the community.
This guide is intended to provide information for young people and their families regarding the law that prohibits gender-affirming medical care to patients under eighteen in Tennessee.
The ACLU of Tennessee, American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP sued the State of Tennessee to block the state’s ban on medically necessary gender-affirming care for Tennessee’s transgender youth.
We sued Tennessee to block the state’s recently enacted discriminatory ban on medically necessary gender-affirming care for Tennessee’s transgender youth.
Tennessee House of Representatives expelled Rep. Justin Jones, and Rep. Justin Pearson from the state legislature, while continuing the shameful legacy of disenfranchising and silencing the voices of marginalized communities and the Black lawmakers they elect.
Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives brought resolutions to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson, Rep. Justin Jones, and Rep. Justin Pearson from the state legislature. Instead of rushing to expel members, House leadership should turn to solving the real challenges facing our state.
HB 749/SB 889 seeks to end the harmful practice of assessing fees and fines to youth in the justice system who can’t afford them.
Tell lawmakers not to allow the use of handcuffs, zip ties, and other mechanical restraints on students with disabilities.
Governor Bill Lee has signed a law that would prohibit entertainers from performing on public property, or where their performance could be viewed by a minor, if the performance is “harmful to minors.”
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law a ban on all forms of gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18.
