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.

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.

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.

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. 

ACLU, ACLU-TN, Lambda Legal, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP sue the state of Tennessee after it bans gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee releases statement on the expulsion of two state representatives following Nashville school shooting.

American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee responds to resolutions to expel three state representatives after they show support for gun violence protests.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee released statements in response to the killing of the Tyre Nichols.

ACLU-TN executive director responds to the disturbing lethal injection report released by Governor Bill Lee's office.