Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said a recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement operation at a Memphis nightclub could ultimately “expose a whole lot more,” raising questions about the establishment’s ownership, permits, and roughly $70,000 in federal Payment Protection Program (PPP) loans.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has vacated a lower court’s decision denying NetChoice’s request for a preliminary injunction against Tennessee’s law requiring age verification and parental consent for minors to create social media accounts.
The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) launched a Drone First Responder pilot program designed to give officers real-time information about emergency calls before they arrive on scene.
CPD said the program uses two prepositioned unmanned aircraft systems located at Chattanooga Fire Department Stations 4 and 9, which police said were selected based on crime data identifying areas where violent crime occurs most frequently.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Wednesday a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., bringing an end to Tennessee’s lawsuit against the company over allegations that Instagram was designed to encourage addictive use among children and teens.
The settlement, described by Skrmetti’s office as the largest Big Tech settlement in history, requires Meta to pay $17.1 billion and implement sweeping new safety measures on Instagram and Facebook aimed at protecting young users.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it has lodged a detainer for a 48-year-old Mexican national accused of driving onto a Nashville sidewalk and striking four pedestrians in a June hit-and-run, including two people in wheelchairs.
ICE New Orleans lodged the detainer for Felipe Alvarado Hernandez earlier this month following his July 29 arrest in connection with the June 13 crash near Demonbreun Street and Music Circle East.
Metro Nashville joined a lawsuit against the federal government for withholding millions of dollars in funds unless it implements election-related policies.
Metro Nashville, along with Harris County, Texas; El Paso County, Texas; and the City of Columbus, Ohio, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is using homeland security funding to require states and local governments to change how they administer elections.
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