Check out the latest news on ACLU-TN’s efforts to protect and promote civil liberties and civil rights in Tennessee.
ACLU-TN reacts to ETSU men's basketball players taking a knee during the national anthem and state lawmakers' efforts to suppress free speech.
The ACLU urges Senators Blackburn and Hagerty to count and confirm the Electoral College votes and uphold the will of voters.
Cash bonds paid by third parties in Davidson County will no longer be garnished to pay court fines and fees.
A 6th Circuit Court of Appeals panel has let the part of Tennessee's abortion ban that prohibits abortion if sought for reasons related to Down syndrome, race or gender to take effect in Tennessee.
In an effort to prevent voter intimidation, Tennessee organizations sent a letter to the governor urging him to guarantee the state’s protection of the voting process and Tennesseans’ safety during and following the election.
We joined with the American Muslim Advisory Council to urge the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association to remove the requirement that student athletes get prior approval before wearing religious headgear.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the law that requires doctors to lie to their patients about abortion.
A federal judge has issued modifications to a 1978 court order that prohibited the Memphis government from monitoring the constitutionally-protected political activities of residents.
We joined with partners to file an amended lawsuit asking for immediate relief to protect people in the Shelby County Jail from widespread infection, serious injury and death from COVID-19.
In a victory for religious freedom, a federal district court issued a permanent injunction late yesterday prohibiting the Smith County School System from unconstitutionally imposing religion on students.
