by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 18, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee joined 20 other states in petitioning the Supreme Court to take up a lower court case about a Pennsylvania mail-in ballot law. The state attorneys general requested this week that the Court review and overturn a federal appellate court’s decision striking...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 19, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Mark Pulliam, a retired attorney and Misrule of Law blogger, said the Supreme Court appears poised to uphold state laws prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, arguing that constitutional claims based on gender identity lack both legal...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 24, 2024 | Justice, Tennessee, The South
Michael Patrick Leahy, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of The Tennessee Star, reacted to Monday’s announcement by the U.S. Supreme Court that it would hear arguments and rule on whether a Tennessee law that bans “gender-affirming care” on minors violates the Constitution. In...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 24, 2024 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments and rule on whether a Tennessee law that bans “gender-affirming care” on minors – including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and sex-change surgeries – violates the Constitution. Tennessee Governor...
