The votes of six formerly incarcerated Tennesseans will be counted in the 2024 election, despite a state election policy that disqualifies them from voting. The decision from Tennessee’s coordinator of elections comes as the state continues to oppose restoring the voting rights of Tennesseans with certain felony convictions.
Disenfranchised Tennesseans can vote in this election, Nashville judge rules
Monday’s ruling has opened the door for disenfranchised Tennesseans to cast a ballot, but the final decision still rests in the state election commission’s hands.
Nashville’s DA secretly recorded defense attorneys, investigation finds. Tennessee’s AG won’t prosecute.
Former members of District Attorney Glenn Funk’s staff told investigators that it was common practice to record criminal defense attorneys.
Appeals court spikes Tennessee’s bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule
A federal appeals court has shot down Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure.
Tennessee families and physicians urge SCOTUS to allow gender-affirming care
Transgender teens and their parents are urging the nation’s highest court to block a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for the state’s youth.
Tennessee’s drag ban is back after appeals court ruling
A federal appeals court has re-instated Tennessee’s restrictions on drag performances. Thursday’s order reverses a district court ruling last year, which had prevented the ban from taking effect.
In Tennessee case, federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one’s sex on a birth certificate
The majority opinion of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel found, “There is no fundamental right to a birth certificate recording gender identity instead of biological sex.”
U.S. Supreme Court to hear gender-affirming care case from Tennessee
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about whether restrictions limiting gender-affirming care for minors are constitutional.
NashVillager Podcast: E pluribus lawsuits
How are the courts responding as Tennessee’s Attorney General challenges federal rules? Plus your local newscast for June 20, 2024.
Former President Donald Trump will remain on Tennessee ballot despite questions of eligibility over felony convictions
Tennessee’s Attorney General hasn’t responded to a question of whether former President Donald Trump should be removed from the ballot. But the Secretary of State’s communication director has issued a statement, saying that Trump is eligible to run for president.
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