The ACLU of Tennessee fully supports the Memphis city council lawsuit as it is a step towards justice and accountability following Tennessee state officials’ recent attempts to unlawfully interfere in a local election.

On behalf of Just City, we’re challenging Tennessee’s unprecedented new bail law that makes Tennessee the only state in the country to prohibit judges from considering whether people appearing before them will be able to pay for release.

Today numerous advocacy organizations sent a demand letter to Tennessee Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins and Secretary of State Tre Hargett informing them that the voter list maintenance program they initiated is unconstitutional and violates federal law.

The Supreme Court of the United States has granted certiorari in a legal challenge brought by the United States and Tennessee families and a medical provider against a 2023 state law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.

The ACLU of Tennessee urged Governor Lee to veto SB 1971/HB 1895, which creates a new felony offense for anyone who “recruits, harbors or transports” a minor for the purpose of obtaining an abortion without the parent or legal guardian’s notarized consent. 

We filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDSHS) on behalf of a transgender woman to challenge TDSHS’ enforcement of a new rule that bans all transgender people from changing the gender marker on their driver licenses.

The Senate passed SB 2572/HB 1931 which prohibits local governments from implementing ordinances that could increase accountability and transparency within police departments.

Advocates have settled a lawsuit filed against the City of Murfreesboro over its anti-LGBTQ+ ordinance and local policy denying all special event permit requests from the Tennessee Equality Project.