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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Senate confirms Tennessee attorney as Trump’s first judicial nominee of second term

By The Associated Press

July 15, 2025

The Senate has confirmed Whitney Hermandorfer as a judge for the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Hermandorfer worked for Tennessee’s attorney general.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Judicial Selection, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Tennessee Attorney General, Whitney Hermandorfer

Trump nominates Tennessee attorney to federal appeals court, marking first judicial pick of second term

By Marianna Bacallao

May 5, 2025

Whitney Hermandorfer has the led the Tennessee AG’s Strategic Litigation Unit, where she defended the state’s near-total abortion ban.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Jonathan Skrmetti, Kentucky, lgbt, lgbtq, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Tennessee Attorney General, transgender, Whitney Hermandorfer

Listen: One Woman Recounts Being Evicted In Nashville

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 27, 2021

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Nearly 200 families have been displaced in Nashville since the Sixth Circuit Court ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t have the authority to issue eviction moratoriums.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: CDC, evictions, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Judges Pepper Attorneys With Questions Over Tennessee’s Gay Marriage Law

By Emily Siner

August 6, 2014

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held a lively courtroom Wednesday as they heard arguments over whether Tennessee should recognize out-of-state gay marriages.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: gay marriage, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

U.S. Appeals Court To Weigh In On Gay Marriage In Four States, Including Tennessee

By Emily Siner

August 5, 2014

The Sixth Circuit’s decision could affect only the three Tennessee couples who sued the state. But since the court is ruling on several other cases, the impact could be broader.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: same-sex marriage, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Tanco v. Haslam

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