by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 6, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit defending a state law requiring minors to have parental consent before downloading social media applications. Last year, NetChoice sued the State of Tennessee...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 5, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled to uphold a district court’s dismissal of a case brought by the Libertarian Party of Tennessee and four of its members challenging the state of Tennessee’s ballot access laws. In Tennessee, statewide parties...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 2, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Whitney Hermandorfer, who works in the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General as director of the Strategic Litigation Unit, to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, marking the first judicial...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 26, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Former Republican Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey entered federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving his 21-month sentence on charges stemming from his federal campaign finance case. Kelsey was indicted in October 2021 by a federal grand jury in Nashville on five...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 14, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled on Monday to allow a Tennessee state law aimed at protecting minors on the internet to take effect. The Protect Tennessee Minors Act, which was signed into law by Governor Bill Lee in May 2024, requires websites...
