Immigrant advocates seek immediate halt to highway patrol traffic stops conducted in tandem with ICE
Immigrant advocates went to federal court Tuesday seeking an immediate order blocking the Tennessee Highway Patrol from conducting traffic stops in tandem with federal immigration agents. In its federal lawsuit, the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition and seven Tennessee taxpayers alleged the THP is violating state law and the U.S. Constitution by making traffic […]
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A Tennessee nonprofit that gives information on out-of-state abortions and abortion pills says it’s “under attack” and is seeking protection in court. Earlier this month, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti sent a request for information to Abortion Care Tennessee and said the state was investigating the group’s “advertisement and promotion of mail-order abortion-inducing drugs.” […]
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Memphis lawyer and City Councilmember Jerri Green went public with her call Wednesday after privately asking the progressive-leaning candidate, Lauren Pinkston, to end her campaign.
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Thursday, September 24 is the start of the Nashville Film Festival. The opening night film is always of great importance, and this year’s opener is “Frampton,” a documentary about musician Peter Frampton’s battle with a degenerative disease that threatens his ability to play guitar. Peter Frampton is rare in that he is one of the […]