Governor Bill Lee and other politicians have called for an investigation into transgender health care and stated that they will introduce legislation limiting transgender Tennesseans’ access to health care in response to recent misleading social media posts.
Please join us for a lively, empowering evening of music and celebration at our fall fundraiser. Our program will feature performances by the Black Opry and Don Henry, honor outgoing Executive Director Hedy Weinberg, who will receive our Lifetime Achievement Award for her decades of defending civil rights and civil liberties in Tennessee, and welcome incoming Executive Director Kathy Sinback.
A panel of judges for the Davidson County Chancery Court heard arguments in two consolidated cases challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee’s private school voucher law, which the state began implementing in August.
Shelby County has created a new bail process that will make the county’s system one of the fairest in the nation.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee is excited to announce that after a nationwide search, Nashville attorney Kathy Sinback has been selected to lead the organization as its new executive director, beginning September 6.
The ACLU does not endorse or oppose candidates, but we do believe voters should have the information they need to make informed decisions. We encourage you to research the candidates [...]
DAs traditionally have very little oversight, transparency, or accountability, except every eight years when district attorneys are up for election. Elections are the primary way for DAs to be held accountable. That’s when they answer you – the voter.
Protesters blocked the entrance to the carafem clinic in Mount Juliet, allegedly falsely claiming that clinic staff were violating Tennessee’s abortion laws and urging police to arrest them.
The plaintiffs in McEwen v. Lee, a pending 2020 lawsuit filed by Shelby and Davidson County residents that challenges the constitutionality of Tennessee’s Education Savings Account (ESA) voucher law, filed an urgent motion Friday asking the Davidson County Chancery Court to block the state from rolling out vouchers for the 2022-2023 school year.
Today, Tennessee’s ban on abortion after approximately six weeks into pregnancy took effect, prohibiting abortion in the state before many people even know they are pregnant.
