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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee filed a lawsuit today challenging Tennessee’s newly enacted law that violates the First Amendment rights of locally elected officials voting in favor of policies supporting immigrants.
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June 18, 2025
Washington D.C. – Today, Doctors for America – represented by Democracy Forward, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Tennessee, and the National Women’s Law Center – is taking legal action to defend pregnant pa
ACLU-TN and Holland & Associates PC filed a petition in Davidson County Chancery Court today challenging the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s (TDSHS) refusal to issue accurate driver’s licenses and state identification documents to transgender Tennesseans.
Students, authors and advocates join together to protect freedom of speech and the freedom to learn
The Department of Justice notified the Supreme Court that the United States has changed its position in U.S. v. Skrmetti.