Tennessee Attorney General Files Lawsuit Seeking Judicial Dissolution of Memphis-Based Organ Transplant Charity

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 15, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s Office filed a lawsuit in Davidson County Chancery Court on Monday against a Memphis-based nonprofit that fundraised for organ transplant patients. According to Skrmetti’s office, the National Foundation for...

Tennessee AG Skrmetti Leads Multi-State Push for Congress to Pass Legislation to Curb Contraband Cellphones in Prisons

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 26, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general on Wednesday in calling on congressional lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at disrupting contraband cellphone use in prisons. Skrmetti and the coalition is calling on...

Tennessee AG Skrmetti Among Coalition of State Attorneys General Supporting Trump Administration’s Efforts to Deport Tren de Aragua Gang Members

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 20, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is among a coalition of 26 state attorneys general that filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Trump administration’s efforts to deport members of the violent Venezuelan...

‘Laudable’: Public Policy Expert Applauds Tennessee Attorney General’s ‘Wildly Popular’ Wins for Tennesseans

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 26, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Recovering journalist and Nashville-area public policy expert Clint Brewer thinks Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti would be a strong candidate if he were to run for governor in 2026. “If this were a state where the attorney general was elected, we’d...

Family Dollar Stores Agree to $1.1 Million Settlement with Tennessee Following Investigation into Rodent-Infested Warehouse

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 22, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

Family Dollar Stores reached a settlement with the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General agreeing to pay the state over $1 million and commit to new protocols as a result of an investigation that revealed Family Dollar stores in Tennessee were selling consumer...