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Are you a Tennessee voter who fought to get your voting rights restored?

The ACLU of Tennessee is producing a storytelling series to help formerly incarcerated Tennesseans understand the voting rights restoration process, and we're looking for real people with real experiences to share.
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New Filings Detail Disturbing Accounts of Federal Agents Retaliating Against Memphis Residents

Residents describe being surveilled at home, pulled over under false pretenses, boxed in with vehicles, and jailed in retaliation for observing and documenting Memphis Safe Task Force activity
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Statement on Tennessee’s Torturous Execution Attempt of Tony Carruthers

ACLU comments on the state of Tennessee's botched and torturous attempt to execute Tony Carruthers
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Memphis Residents Challenge Pattern of Retaliation for Recording Memphis Safe Task Force Agents 

The lawsuit also challenges the unlawful application Tennessee's “Halo Law,” which criminalizes people standing within 25 feet of an officer, even when they are not disrupting a scene.