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.
An upcoming ruling will determine whether Tennessee’s anti-trans ‘bathroom bill’ stays in place this school year
Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is suing to defend Tennessee’s ban on transgender students using the bathroom that aligns with their gender.
Tennessee sues over federal rule enshrining protections for transgender students
Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined five other states Tuesday in seeking to block the new regulations before they take effect in August.
LGBTQ foster kids do not have to be placed in accepting homes under new Tennessee law
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a law confirming that parents with anti-LGBTQ views are allowed to foster and adopt queer kids. The law comes after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a new rule requiring LGBTQ foster kids to be placed in supportive environments.
How much money will Tennessee businesses get back after the state changes how they’re taxed? The state House and Senate can’t agree.
The Tennessee House and Senate are butting heads on how much the state should give back to businesses that have been paying franchise taxes under the current, property-based model.
Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion
In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws’ exceptions are dangerously unclear, resulting in denied treatment to some pregnant women in need.
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