Tennessee
Smith v. BlueCross BlueShield
This case in the Tennessee Supreme Court asks whether the right to petition is an exception to the employment-at-will doctrine. The Թֱ’s State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the Թֱ of Tennessee, filed an amicus brief focused on the scope and importance of the right to petition under the Tennessee Constitution.
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Tennessee
Oct 2023
LGBTQ Rights
+3 Issues
OUTMemphis v. Lee
OUTMemphis v. Lee is a first-of-its-kind challenge to a state-level HIV criminalization law as a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Constitution. Plaintiffs OUTMemphis and Jane Does 1-4 seek to strike down Tennessee’s discriminatory, irrational and cruel enforcement of its “Aggravated Prostitution” law and related sex offender registration requirements.
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Tennessee
Oct 2023

LGBTQ Rights
+3 Issues
OUTMemphis v. Lee
OUTMemphis v. Lee is a first-of-its-kind challenge to a state-level HIV criminalization law as a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Constitution. Plaintiffs OUTMemphis and Jane Does 1-4 seek to strike down Tennessee’s discriminatory, irrational and cruel enforcement of its “Aggravated Prostitution” law and related sex offender registration requirements.

Tennessee
Jan 2023
Criminal Law Reform
Busby v. Bonner
Medically vulnerable people and people with disabilities detained at Shelby County Jail are at grave risk of severe injury or death from COVID-19. An outbreak is already underway, and has infected hundreds of people living and working in the Jail. One staff member has died as a result. Social distancing is impossible, basic hygiene is deficient, and the jail isn’t properly screening, identifying cases, or quarantining people who have been exposed to the virus.
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Tennessee
Jan 2023

Criminal Law Reform
Busby v. Bonner
Medically vulnerable people and people with disabilities detained at Shelby County Jail are at grave risk of severe injury or death from COVID-19. An outbreak is already underway, and has infected hundreds of people living and working in the Jail. One staff member has died as a result. Social distancing is impossible, basic hygiene is deficient, and the jail isn’t properly screening, identifying cases, or quarantining people who have been exposed to the virus.

Tennessee
Sep 2022
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
Bongo Productions LLC et al v. Lawrence et al
Two businesses owners in Tennessee are challenging a new, first-of-its-kind Tennessee law that would require businesses and other entities that open their facilities to the public and allow transgender people to use the restroom that matches their gender to post a government-prescribed warning sign. The Թֱ and the Թֱ of Tennessee filed the lawsuit in federal court and claim it violates the First Amendment rights of the business owners.
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Tennessee
Sep 2022

LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
Bongo Productions LLC et al v. Lawrence et al
Two businesses owners in Tennessee are challenging a new, first-of-its-kind Tennessee law that would require businesses and other entities that open their facilities to the public and allow transgender people to use the restroom that matches their gender to post a government-prescribed warning sign. The Թֱ and the Թֱ of Tennessee filed the lawsuit in federal court and claim it violates the First Amendment rights of the business owners.

Tennessee
Dec 2021
Voting Rights
League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Hargett
The Թֱ, Թֱ of Tennessee, Campaign Legal Center, and Fair Elections Center filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Tennessee law that imposes substantial penalties on groups that foster political participation via voter registration efforts.
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Tennessee
Dec 2021

Voting Rights
League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Hargett
The Թֱ, Թֱ of Tennessee, Campaign Legal Center, and Fair Elections Center filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Tennessee law that imposes substantial penalties on groups that foster political participation via voter registration efforts.