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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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Jun 15, 2011
Williams v. City of Sevierville
(Case No. 3:11-cv-00270, U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Knoxville, Judge Varlan)
ACLU-TN Cooperating Attorney: Timothy A. Housholder, of Gilreath & Associates,...
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Jun 14, 2011
Labor Blogger and Activist Threatened, Free Speech Rights Violated
ACLU-TN Cooperating Attorney: Bruce Kramer
The author of the blog Tennessee Labor Coverage had been covering attempts to dissolve the collective bargaining rights of Memphis...
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May 2, 2011
ACLU-TN v. Sumner County Board of Education
Religious Freedom
(Case No. 3:11-cv-00408, U.S. District Court, Middle District, Nashville, Judge Sharpe)
ACLU-TN Cooperating Attorneys: George Barrett and Scott P. Tift of Barrett Johnston....
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Mar 1, 2011
Absence of Religious Expression Policies in Davidson County Sheriff’s Office
Criminal Legal Reform
In March 2011, ACLU-TN was contacted by a Muslim woman who was forced to remove her hijab, a religious headscarf, for a booking photo at the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office after being cited for a minor...
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Oct 8, 2010
Wohlfeil v. City of East Ridge
(Case no. 1:10-cv-275, U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Chattanooga, Judge Collier)
Donna Roberts of Stites & Harbison, PLLC (Direct Representation)
Plaintiffs:...
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Sep 20, 2010
City of Lakewood, et al. v. Davidson County Election Commission, et al.
Democracy & Voting
ACLU-TN Cooperating Attorney: Paul Ambrosius of Trauger & Tuke.