Check out the latest news on ACLU-TN’s efforts to protect and promote civil liberties and civil rights in Tennessee.
ACLU-TN's statement on new Tennessee law targeting protesters
A federal judge today denied the emergency release of medically vulnerable people, including people with disabilities, detained at the Shelby County jail who are at high risk of severe injury or death from COVID-19.
Under a Tennessee Supreme Court decision issued today, the state must permit every eligible voter with an underlying health condition that makes them especially vulnerable to COVID-19 — and any voter who is a caretaker of such individuals — to vote by mail in all elections in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Tennessee’s law banning abortion at nearly every stage of pregnancy is blocked while litigation continues.
The magnitude of the loss of Congressman John Lewis cannot be understated: We have lost one of the great heroes of our time.
Our comprehensive, statewide report illustrates the cumulative impact of varying efforts to decarcerate local jails by advocates and stakeholders across the criminal justice system in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A federal court has blocked Tennessee's abortion ban.
ACLU-TN urges the State Capitol Commission to remove the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from our state capitol.
ACLU-TN sent a letter to Governor Lee demanding he halt to seizures of protesters’ property.
The Tennessee Supreme Court has refused to block a ruling requiring the state to allow absentee voting for all eligible voters while our lawsuit proceeds.
