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.

American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee sent a letter to Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare demanding that the hospital end its discriminatory policy denying lifesaving medical care to transgender and nonbinary patients.

Tennessee politicians introduced legislation that would prohibit doctors and families from making necessary life-saving healthcare decisions to support transgender youth.