by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 5, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
A coalition of immigrant rights advocates has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Tennessee law set to go into effect July 1 that would make it a crime for certain noncitizens with final deportation orders to remain in the state. Signed by Governor Bill Lee in...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 11, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its Tennessee chapter filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of voters and Memphis-based organizations on Monday challenging Tennessee’s newly enacted congressional redistricting plan, alleging that Republican...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 14, 2025 | Justice, National, News
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed another lawsuit last week against the Trump administration over its use of the 1798 Aliens Enemy Act to deport illegal immigrants. This is the ACLU’s third lawsuit against the administration regarding this issue. The...
by Zachery Schmidt | Feb 10, 2025 | Justice, National, News
Another judge ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order on Monday ending birthright citizenship. This is the third time a federal judge has ruled against this executive order since Trump signed it on his first day in office. U.S. District Judge Joseph N....
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 25, 2024 | Justice, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined Tuesday’s episode of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show for an exclusive interview where he discussed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments and rule on whether Tennessee’s law that bans “gender-affirming...
