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Tennessee's felony law when local officials vote for 'sanctuary' policies is ruled unconstitutional

A Tennessee law that threatens local officials with felony charges and possible imprisonment if they vote for so-called “sanctuary policies” on immigration has been ruled unconstitutional

The Independent UK

Charlie Baker Warns Schools’ Eligibility Lawsuits vs. NCAA Are a Rebuke of the Rules

The NCAA president sees each case as setting a precedent nationally and those pushing back “don’t want to play by the same rules.”

Sports Illustrated

The Tennessee execution that ‘went horribly wrong’: how Byron Black’s killing unfolded

Witnesses say disabled death-row man was in distress upon gurney, while lawyer calls execution ‘100% botched’

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No state is safe: Trans people are planning to move overseas rather than live in Trump’s America

Conservatives’ increasingly frenzied attacks on trans rights have made many people feel the USA is no longer safe for them — and the Court’s ruling in US v Skrmetti is just the latest ‘domino’, Io Dodds reports

The Independent UK

Nico Iamaleava’s Holdout Is a Product of Tennessee's Own Making

The Volunteers quarterback reportedly didn’t attend spring practice on Friday, setting up a public standoff with very few pathways to a happy ending.

Sports Illustrated

NCAA agrees to lift name, image and likeness recruitment ban

The NCAA will abandon a rule that stopped athletes from negotiating potentially lucrative endorsement deals before enrolling in a specific college, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says as he announced a proposed settlement in a lawsuit over the policy

The Independent UK

Court lets Tennessee porn site age verification law take effect as Texas law goes to Supreme Court

A panel of federal appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee can begin enforcing a law that requires pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age

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Justice Alito spars over trans rights with first openly trans attorney at the Supreme Court

The court’s liberal justices fear conservatives are ‘undermining the bedrock’ of discrimination protections

The Independent UK

Tennessee Attorney General Defends State's Gender-Affirming Care Ban

Tennessee AG defends state's gender-affirming care ban as a vital measure to protect minors and regulate medical practices.

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The Supreme Court takes on trans rights

The court this week will consider whether Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional

Salon

Revealed: trans rights case at US supreme court features doctors previously discredited by judges

Tennessee relied on doctors rebuked by courts for inexperience and bias to defend its trans healthcare ban

The Guardian - US

Law letting Tennessee attorney general argue certain capital cases is constitutional, court rules

A Tennessee appeals court has ruled that a state law giving the appointed state attorney general authority to argue certain death penalty cases and removing that power from the hands of locally elected district attorneys is constitutional

The Independent UK

Nashville district attorney secretly recorded defense lawyers and other office visitors, probe finds

A state investigation has found that Nashville’s district attorney secretly recorded defense attorneys, colleagues and other visitors without their knowledge

The Independent UK

Appeals court spikes Tennessee's bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule

A federal appeals court has rejected Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure

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Tennessee turns over probe into failed Graceland sale to federal authorities, report says

The Tennessee attorney general’s office says it turned over its investigation into the failed sale of Elvis Presley’s home Graceland at a foreclosure auction to federal authorities

The Independent UK

Failed Graceland sale by a mystery entity highlights attempts to take assets of older or dead people

A mysterious company has caused a stir for trying to auction Elvis Presley's Graceland property in a foreclosure sale

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Tennessee attorney general mentions ‘Georgia Lamborghini’ when criticizing NCAA

'Nobody bats an eye at a Georgia Lamborghini'

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Judge Denies Temporary Restraining Order in NCAA's NIL Lawsuit

A judge denies temporary restraining order in NCAA's name, image, and likeness case, but hints at potential victory for the states challenging the rules.

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The Independent UK

Former ambassador and Republican politician sues to block Tennessee voting law

Former Ambassador to Poland and longtime Republican politician Victor Ashe is suing Tennessee election officials over a state law he claims is so vague that he could be prosecuted for voting in a Republican primary

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Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding

Tennessee’s top legal chief says the federal government is wrongly withholding millions of dollars in family planning funds after the state refused to comply with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure

The Independent UK

Officials can't interfere with local Tennessee Pride festival under anti-drag law, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled law enforcement officials can’t use a Tennessee law that strictly limits drag shows to interfere with a local Pride festival this weekend

The Independent UK

Tennessee hospital faces civil rights investigation over release of transgender health records

Hospital officials have confirmed that Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general

The Independent UK

Transgender patients sue the hospital that provided their records to Tennessee's attorney general

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is being accused of violating the privacy of its transgender clinic patients by turning their records over to Tennsessee’s attorney general

USA Today Sports Media Group

The NCAA’s ruling against Tennessee and former coach Jeremy Pruitt, explained

The NCAA found that Tennessee committed more than 200 unreported violations.

Sports Illustrated

SEC Commissioner Is Right to Call on on Congress to Legislate NIL

Rival schools and states keep trying to one up one another on name, image and likeness rules, creating a complete mess. Something needs to change soon.

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