The ACLU has filed a federal complaint over Sumner County Schools’ transgender bathroom policy. The complaint was filed Thursday with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The district’s policy prohibits transgender students from using the restrooms that…
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Policing for Profit Corruption Bill Fails in State House
This was the year that some civil liberty advocates had hoped would bring an end to “policing for profit” in Tennessee. But with lawmakers heading for adjournment, most of those reform measures have once again gone down in defeat. In…
Read MoreState House Votes to Protect Conscience of Christian Therapists
Tennessee’s House of Representatives just passed a bill that would allow therapists who believe homosexuality is the mark of Satan to refuse to treat gay clients. More precisely, the bill allows mental-health counselors to deny treatment to anyone who seeks…
Read MoreHouse GOP Votes to Conceal Police Misconduct; Keep Records from Taxpayers
Legislation produced and given quick initial approval by a state House panel last week would prohibit public disclosure of most body camera recordings made by Tennessee law enforcement officers for at least a year — and potentially keep video of…
Read MoreLocal Liberals Say Boys Have Right to Use Girls’ Bathroom
The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee today sent a letter to every school district in the state explaining that allowing transgender students access to restrooms and other sex-segregated facilities is required by federal anti-discrimination law. “Transgender students are a…
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