Research & Publications

Rutherford County school board scheduled to decide if 7 books should be banned.

Democracy requires that voters’ voices be heard and that elected officials have an opportunity to robustly debate issues of critical importance.

Shelby County’s current bail system fails to improve public safety and unnecessarily punishes those who cannot afford release, while allowing people with resources to walk free before trial.

The ACLU of Tennessee is launching a statewide awareness campaign to encourage eligible Tennesseans to vote early and safely in 2020.

ACLU-TN advocates for Tennessee to revise "safekeeping" law, as the current law is clearly dangerous and unjust and violates the constitutional guarantees of due process and equal treatment under the law.

Tennessee should follow the lead of neighboring states, which are implementing major criminal justice reforms.

Jeffery P. Robinson is legal director of the Trone Center for Justice & Equality for the American Civil Liberties Union in New York talks about the removal of confederate statues in his hometown—Memphis, TN.

The ACLU and our partner Demos are at the United States Supreme Court challenging a voter purge process in Ohio, under which registered voters who do not vote during a two-year period are targeted for removal from the rolls.

Judges routinely impose secured money bail without inquiry into ability to pay or an alternative.