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Tennessee Attorney General

Tennessee families appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, petitioning for an end to the state’s gender-affirming care ban

By Marianna Bacallao

November 1, 2023

Two people wrapped in a pride flag attend a vigil Nashville for the victims of a mass shooting at an LGBT+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Nov. 19, 2022.

Families of transgender teens in Tennessee are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a state law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, ACLU, anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, General Assembly, Jonathan Skrmetti, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

Transgender youth in Tennessee will not be able to access gender-affirming care, federal court rules

By Marianna Bacallao

September 28, 2023

Transgender youth in Tennessee will not be able to access gender-affirming care for the foreseeable future.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, ACLU, anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, General Assembly, Jonathan Skrmetti, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

Signs will be allowed in the Tennessee House, after being banned during the special legislative session

By Marianna Bacallao

September 14, 2023

A legal challenge to a controversial statehouse rule has been settled.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: ACLU, General Assembly, gun reform, special session, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Senate, Tennessee State Senate, tnleg, tnpol

Parents of trans kids urge the U.S. Senate to oppose Marsha Blackburn’s Kids Online Safety Act

By Marianna Bacallao

September 12, 2023

More than 100 parents of transgender kids have signed an open letter, urging the U.S. Senate to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA. The legislation aims to make the internet safer for kids, but LGBTQ advocates take issue with comments made by the bill’s sponsor, Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, Jonathan Skrmetti, Kids Online Safety Act, lgbtq, Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Attorney General

A legal challenge to the state’s drag restrictions in East Tennessee is on pause, pending a federal court’s ruling

By Marianna Bacallao

September 7, 2023

The fate of Tennessee’s drag restrictions is now in the hands of a federal appeals court. A federal district judge in East Tennessee has put a legal challenge to the state law on hold until the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issues a final ruling on whether the restrictions are unconstitutional.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt legislaton, drag, drag show, Jonathan Skrmetti, lgbt, lgbtq, Pride, Tennessee Attorney General

Tennessee’s drag restrictions have been temporarily blocked — again

By Marianna Bacallao

September 1, 2023

A second federal judge in Tennessee has temporarily blocked a state law restricting drag performances in public spaces. The order from an East Tennessee judge comes three months after a West Tennessee judge ruled the law unconstitutional.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt legislaton, drag, drag show, Jonathan Skrmetti, lgbt, lgbtq, Pride, Tennessee Attorney General

Tennessee’s drag restrictions are back in court

By Marianna Bacallao

August 31, 2023

A Tennessee law restricting drag performances in public spaces is back in court, nearly three months after a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt legislaton, drag, drag show, Jonathan Skrmetti, lgbt, lgbtq, Pride, Tennessee Attorney General

Mothers, lawmakers and the TFA: Inside the hearing on whether signs will be allowed in the Tennessee House

By Marianna Bacallao

August 28, 2023

Several activists, both for and against gun reform, packed into a Nashville courtroom Monday morning to hear arguments over whether spectators can hold signs in the House chamber during the special legislative session. The final ruling: They can.

Filed Under: Politics, Special Session 2023, Special Session 2023 In Depth, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, General Assembly, special session, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Senate, Tennessee State Senate, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee Attorney General asks Nashville judge to reconsider ruling that allows demonstrators to hold signs at special session

By Marianna Bacallao

August 24, 2023

The Tennessee Attorney General is asking a Nashville judge to reconsider blocking a new statehouse rule. State Republicans in the House voted to ban demonstrators from holding signs inside the gallery at the start of this week’s special legislative session.

Filed Under: Politics, Special Session 2023, Special Session 2023 In Depth, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, General Assembly, Jonathan Skrmetti, special session, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Senate, Tennessee State Senate, tnleg, tnpol

Vanderbilt now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation after turning over transgender medical records

By Marianna Bacallao

August 11, 2023

A photo of Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The news comes after patients filed a class action lawsuit against the hospital for sharing their information with the AG’s office. Plaintiffs argue VUMC should have done more to protect patients’ privacy.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, transgender, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, VUMC

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