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81 Court Cases
Court Case
Apr 20, 2023
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  • LGBTQ+ Equality

L.W. v. Skrmetti | U.S. v. Skrmetti

Samantha and Brian Williams of Nashville and their 15-year-old daughter, as well as two other anonymous families and Dr. Susan N. Lacy challenged a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18.
Court Case
Nov 18, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Tennessee v. Booker

Court Case
Nov 04, 2022
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  • Democracy & Voting

League of Women Voters of Tennessee et al. v. Davidson County Election Commission et al.

Court Case
Nov 04, 2021
Luc Esquivel holding golf club.
  • LGBTQ+ Equality

L.E. v. Lee

Luc Esquivel is a 14-year-old freshman at Farragut High School in Knoxville, TN who has been looking forward to trying out for the boys’ golf team, but his plans were derailed when Gov. Bill Lee signed SB 228 into law. This law banned students from participating in school sports.
Court Case
Jun 25, 2021
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  • Free Speech & Censorship|
  • +1 Issue

Bongo Productions, LLC et al. v. Lawrence et al.

Court Case
Apr 09, 2021
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  • Free Speech & Censorship

Diei v. Boyd, et al.

Court Case
Nov 09, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

State of Tennessee v. Christopher Bassett, Jr.

Christopher Bassett, Jr. was convicted for the murder in 2015 and in 2020, an amicus brief was filed on his behalf. The state introduced a drill rap music video featuring Bassett and six other men, following in a pattern of treating rap music as inherently incriminating.
Court Case
Jun 19, 2020
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  • Reproductive Justice

Memphis Center for Reproductive Health v. Slatery

In the summer of 2020, a bill was passed that effectively banned all abortions in Tennessee, causing ACLU-TN to file a lawsuit that would block enforcement of the bill that same day.
Court Case
May 20, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Busby et al. v. Bonner et al.