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80 Court Cases
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Apr 21, 2020
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  • Reproductive Justice

Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi v. Slatery

The Tennessee General Assembly passed a law that would require clinics that provide medication abortions to give their patients false and misleading information about a "reversal" to medication abortions, an unproven claim with no basis in medical research.
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Apr 21, 2020
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  • Reproductive Justice

Adams & Boyle, P.C. et al v. Slatery et al

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Bill limited "non-emergency" healthcare procedures which reproductive healthcare was labeled as, prohibiting procedural abortions.
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Mar 20, 2020
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  • Education Equity

McEwen et al v. Lee

In May 2019, the Tennessee state legislature passed the Tennessee Savings Account Pilot Program, or school vouchers, which authorizes taxpayer-funds to be diverted from public to private schools. This lawsuit was filed on behalf of public school parents in both Shelby and Davidson Counties.
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Feb 05, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Nashville Community Bail Fund v. Howard Gentry

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Dec 18, 2019
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  • Reproductive Justice

Femhealth USA, Inc. v. City of Mt Juliet, et al.

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Nov 18, 2019
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  • Education Equity|
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Butler v. Smith County Board of Education

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Oct 19, 2019
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

Tennessee v. United States

In March 2017, the Tennessee General Assembly exhibited an effort to block refugee resettlement in the state by filing a lawsuit against the federal government claiming that it violated the Refugee Act of 1980 and the Tenth Amendment.
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May 09, 2019
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  • Racial Justice|
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League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Hargett

Tennessee saw a surge in voter registrations during the 2018 midterms. Lawmakers passed a measure that creates criminal and civil penalties against those who submit “incomplete” applications. The threat of penalty will chill registration efforts and make ours the only state with such penalties.
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Jul 25, 2018
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  • Privacy, Surveillance and Technology|
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Blanchard et al. v. City of Memphis