Tennesseans may have a harder time challenging laws they believe are unconstitutional under a measure that’s now before the governor.
Settlement: Tennessee AG concedes sanctuary city voting law is ‘unconstitutional’
A Tennessee law that tried to criminalize public officials for voting in favor of sanctuary city policies will not take effect.
Tennessee appeals ruling against 2 gun laws, saying it caused ‘unnecessary confusion and risk’
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.
Proposed Bill Carries Echoes of Old Hickory-Era Crisis
If one Tennessee legislator gets his way, federal agents could be arrested for enforcing any potential assault weapons ban. But the concept of a state trying to cancel out federal measures was already tried 180 years ago. And the president who squashed that effort was one of Nashville’s most famous residents.


