Following Governor Bill Lee’s announcement that the state immediately will begin implementing its controversial private school voucher program for the school year starting in just a few weeks, public school parents and community members in the targeted counties are going back to court.

On June 27, Tennessee’s ban on abortion after approximately six weeks into pregnancy took effect, prohibiting abortion in the state before many people even know they are pregnant.

The Supreme Court issued a shameful ruling today overturning Roe v. Wade — the landmark decision recognizing the constitutional right to abortion nearly 50 years ago.

The Supreme Court ruled that the voucher program does not violate the Home Rule Amendment of the Tennessee Constitution, which prohibits the state legislature from passing laws that apply only to certain counties.

A federal judge today struck down a Tennessee law that required businesses and other entities that allow transgender people to use the public restroom that matches their gender to post a government-prescribed warning sign.

Stella Yarbrough, former ACLU-TN staff attorney, has stepped into the role of legal director.

American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee urged Governor Bill Lee to veto SB 2153/HB 2316, which would exclude transgender women from participating on college sports teams consistent with their gender.

We urged Governor Bill Lee to veto SB 2248/HB 2656, the “truth-in-sentencing" bill that would require certain offenders to serve all or nearly all of their sentences without the opportunity to earn credit for good behavior or program participation.

The Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee stopped advancement of a bill that would have insulated teachers and school employees who choose to harm or discriminate against transgender students by purposefully misgendering them from any accountability or adverse action.