Legal and Community Resources

ACLU does not represent individuals who are applying for, or appealing a denial of, government benefits (Temporary Assistance to Needy Children/TANF, General Assistance/GA, Food Stamps, Medicare, TennCare, Social Security, and [...]

Under the Tennessee open records law, a Tennessee citizen may personally inspect all state, county and municipal records, and all records maintained by the Tennessee Performing Arts Center management corporation [...]

Although Tennessee laws offer significant protection for consumers, consumer problems rarely raise civil liberties issues. Therefore, the ACLU will rarely consider handling a consumer affairs case. ACLU-TN's Consumer Affairs Resource [...]

ACLU-TN's Disability Issues Resource Sheet reviews the The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which provides Americans who have physical or mental disabilities with federal civil rights protection against discrimination, as [...]

Employment in the private sector is not regulated by Bill of Rights, which authorizes and limits only actions of government. However, private employees have certain rights as set out by [...]

ACLU-TN generally does not become involved in divorce cases, child support or in child custody disputes between parents stemming from divorce cases. However, our Child Welfare Resource Sheet provides statewide [...]

ACLU-TN does not usually handle attorney or judge complaints. Our Attorney and Judge Complaint Resource Sheet will explain the process for submitting a complaint if you feel your attorney or [...]

ACLU-TN is not a referral agency and cannot give specific attorney referrals. However, the bar associations listed in our Attorney Referral Resource Sheet have lawyer referral services that people can [...]