August 5: They Are Watching: Police Surveillance in Knoxville
Join us on Thursday, August 5 for our They Are Watching: Police Surveillance in Knoxville webinar.
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07, 2021
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07, 2021
Police Surveillance: Knoxville, Tennessee
in recent years, the Knoxville Police Department has increased their reliance on surveillance technology, from acquiring automatic license plate readers, working with state lawmakers to enhance their ability to use drones to spy on protesters, and signing agreements with powerful corporations like Amazon to access surveillance data.
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07, 2021
Judge Blocks Tennessee Anti-Trans Restroom Sign Law
A federal judge today blocked a new law requiring businesses that allow trans-inclusive public restrooms to post a government-prescribed warning sign.
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06, 2021
The Vigil (Spring 2021)
In this issue: "2021 Legislative Highlights," "ACLU-TN Launches Storytelling Collection Project Highlighting Impact of Money Bail in Rural Tennessee," "Legal Updates," "ACLU-TN Board Nominations," and more.
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05, 2021
#LearnFromOurPast Virtual Activist Toolkit
Gov. Lee needs to hear why students deserve better than backwards legislation banning Tennessee students from learning about America's painful history of racism and oppression.
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04, 2021
Prevent invasive police drone surveillance.
HB 924 hails a new era of invasive drone surveillance in Tennessee.
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04, 2021
In Our Backyards: Money Bail in Rural Tennessee
In partnership with the Vera Institute of Justice, we traveled to rural counties across the state to learn first-hand how unfair money bail practices hurt families and communities in Tennessee.
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04, 2021
Prevent discriminatory restroom signage
Stop a bill that would require trans-inclusive businesses to post unnecessary signs that perpetuate the lie that transgender people are not who they say they are, in yet another attempt to erase trans people.
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04, 2021
Protect Privacy by Limiting License Plate Reader Use in Davidson County
The Nashville Metro Council is taking up legislation that would protect privacy by regulating the use of license plate readers in Davidson County.
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04, 2021
Support a voting paper trail for secure & auditable elections in Tennessee
SB 927/HB 937 would ensure that all Tennessee counties provide a "voter-verified paper audit trail" so that when someone votes, there is a paper record of their ballot that they can verify at the polling place.
