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Jonathan Skrmetti

Tennessee’s abortion ban won’t go on trial as attorney general taps new law

By Catherine Sweeney

April 28, 2026

After three years, a high-profile lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s near-total abortion ban has been canceled as the state’s attorney general exercises a new appeals process.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, abortion rights, Allie Phillips, Center for Reproductive Rights, Jonathan Skrmetti

Statehouse rolls back Tennesseans’ ability to challenge laws

By Marianna Bacallao

April 5, 2026

Tennesseans will soon be limited in their ability to sue over state laws after the statehouse narrowly voted to limit one of the only paths residents have to challenge policies.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Jeff Yarbro, John Harris, John Stevens, Jonathan Skrmetti, Stella Yarbrough, Tennessee Firearms Association, tnleg, tnpol, United States Constitution

Tennessee state police tested AI tech the state AG asserts violates your privacy

By Pierce Gentry|Justin Hicks

April 1, 2026

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Tennessee state police are exploring using facial recognition software. The state attorney general supports a lawsuit claiming the same technology illegally violates your privacy.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Artificial Intelligence, Jonathan Skrmetti, Metro Nashville Police Department, surveillance, Tennessee Highway Patrol

Suing over Tennessee laws may get tougher

By Marianna Bacallao

March 18, 2026

Tennesseans may have a harder time challenging laws they believe are unconstitutional under a measure that’s now before the governor.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Jeff Yarbro, John Harris, John Stevens, Jonathan Skrmetti, Stella Yarbrough, Tennessee Firearms Association, tnleg, tnpol, United States Constitution

Settlement: Tennessee AG concedes sanctuary city voting law is ‘unconstitutional’

By Cynthia Abrams

February 25, 2026

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A Tennessee law that tried to criminalize public officials for voting in favor of sanctuary city policies will not take effect.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 110th General Assembly, ACLU, Attorney General, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, Clay Capp, Immigration, Jonathan Skrmetti, sanctuary city, Tennessee Attorney General, United States Constitution

Will Nashville’s Metro Council have 40 or 20 members? TN Supreme Court hears arguments from city and state

By Cynthia Abrams

February 11, 2026

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The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over a state law that seeks to reduce the size of Nashville’s Metro Council from 40 members down to 20.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Harold Love Jr., Jonathan Skrmetti, Nashville Metro Council, Preemption bills, William Lamberth

Tennessee gets free parking program out of $8.8M Metropolis settlement

By Marianna Bacallao

January 12, 2026

Parking giant Metropolis Technologies has been overcharging customers and misleading them about its rates, according to a yearslong investigation by the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office.

Filed Under: Business, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Jonathan Skrmetti, Knoxville, memphis, Metropolis, Nashville, parking, parking enforcement, parking meters, Tennessee Attorney General

State will not defend law that criminalizes public officials casting votes for sanctuary city policies

By Cynthia Abrams

September 8, 2025

Following a legal challenge from the ACLU, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti agrees a law penalizing elected officials is a constitutional violation.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, ACLU, Attorney General, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, Immigration, Jonathan Skrmetti, sanctuary cities, Stella Yarbrough, Tennessee Attorney General, William Lamberth

Tennessee appeals ruling against 2 gun laws, saying it caused ‘unnecessary confusion and risk’

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

September 5, 2025

Tennessee officials say a court’s ruling against two gun laws seemingly legalizes children carrying semiautomatic rifles to a recreational league basketball game and drunk adults toting shotguns as they stagger through popular, sometimes crowded areas.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: guns, Jonathan Skrmetti, Tennessee Firearms Association, United States Constitution

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