Press Releases

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Request to Block Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request from families and medical providers to block a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Equality

Judge Blocks Enforcement of Anti-Drag Law in Blount County

A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order preventing enforcement of the unconstitutional anti-drag law in Blount County.

ACLU-TN & Attorneys File Lawsuit to Protect Free Speech of Blount County Drag Performers

Lawsuit Filed in Response to District Attorney’s Plan to Enforce Unconstitutional Anti-Drag Law

Court Rules Signs Are Allowed in House Galleries

A Davidson County judge has ruled that signs are allowed in House galleries for the duration of our lawsuit.

Chancery Court Judge Blocks Enforcement of House Rule Banning Signs

A Davidson County judge has blocked enforcement of a Tennessee House of Representatives rule for the special session that bans signs in the galleries of the House.

ACLU-TN Files Lawsuit to Protect Constituents’ Right to Free Speech in the Tennessee House

ACLU-TN filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Tennesseans who were forced to leave a Tennessee House subcommittee hearing for quietly holding 8 ½ x 11 inch pieces of paper expressing their opinions on issues before the subcommittee.

Sixth Circuit Allows Tennessee’s Ban on Care for Transgender Youth to Take Effect

A panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has accepted a request by Tennessee’s attorney general to lift an injunction blocking enforcement of the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The law, originally set to take effect on July 1, will now take effect immediately.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Equality

Federal Judge Blocks Tennessee’s Ban on Trans Youth’s Health Care

A federal judge has blocked enforcement of a Tennessee law banning best practice medical care for trans youth up to age 18 while several families’ legal challenge against the law proceeds in court.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Equality

ACLU-TN Urges Governor to Veto Bill Abolishing Community Oversight Boards

The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee urged Governor Bill Lee to veto SB 591/HB 764, which would abolish existing community oversight boards and replace them with smaller, less powerful “police advisory and review committees” staffed by local mayors rather than the community.