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The ACLU of Tennessee stands up for equality, fairness and justice in the courts. Through our impact litigation and other legal advocacy, we’re fighting for you. ACLU’s legal advocacy in Tennessee spans from the historic Scopes “Monkey Trial” and representation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the sanitation workers’ march in Memphis, to ensuring access to private prison records, protecting families’ religious freedom rights, advocating for gay and lesbian parents who were denied visitation with their children, defending voters’ right to have their ballots counted, and much more. You can learn more about specific cases below.
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Aug 24, 2010
Richard Jones v. City of Memphis, et al.
Privacy, Surveillance and Technology
(Case No 3:10-0793, U.S. District Court, Western District, Memphis, Judge Anderson)
ACLU-TN Cooperating Attorney: Edmund J. Schmidt III, Law Offices of Eddie Schmidt ...
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Apr 16, 2010
Benton County Voter Purge
Democracy & Voting
In April 2010, the Benton County election administrator attempted to purge more than two thousand voters from the rolls. The election administrator, upon taking office, had reviewed all of the voter...
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Nov 16, 2009
Doe, et. al. v. Cheatham County Board of Education, et al.
Religious Freedom
(No. 3:09-cv-01099,U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Judge Robert Echols)
ACLU-TN Cooperating Attorneys: George Barrett and Doug Johnston, Barrett,...
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Nov 11, 2009
Religious Freedom and Holiday Displays in Clarksville
Religious Freedom
When the City of Clarksville’s annual Christmas on the Cumberland Celebration appeared to be singling out a particular religious view for favorable treatment, city residents contacted ACLU-TN.
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Apr 30, 2009
Protecting the “Church on Church Street”
Religious Freedom
ACLU-TN Cooperating Attorney: David Briley of Bone, McAllester, Norton PLLC (Direct Representation)
In September 2008, Belmont University student Cory Wigal and several other...
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Mar 2, 2009
Alex Friedmann v. Corrections Corporation of America
Criminal Legal Reform
(No. M2008-01998-COA-R3-CV , Tennessee Court of Appeals for the Middle District)