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Talking with a Vanderbilt senior expelled for role in pro-Palestinian protests

Friday, May 10, 2024

One of the first schools to expel students related to pro-Palestinian protests was Vanderbilt University. One expelled senior is still hoping he can get his degree.

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Tennesse's law restricting drag performances was struck down by a judge a year ago

Sunday, April 21, 2024

The Tennessee drag law that was struck down last year was written so broadly that it would have forbidden any public performance where actors impersonate someone of another gender.

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Tennessee poised to roll back Memphis police reforms passed after Tyre Nichols' death

Friday, March 22, 2024

The Tennessee legislature passed a bill that would undo local reforms implemented after the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police last year.

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Trans teens' families ask Supreme Court to protect gender affirming care in Tennessee

Thursday, November 02, 2023

Families of transgender youth in Tennessee are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to block a state law that bans gender affirming care.

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Tennessee's legislature will hold a GOP-led special session this week

Monday, August 21, 2023

The special session is expected to focus on gun violence and public safety. The Republican supermajority plans toughening juvenile sentencing laws instead of focusing on gun control reform.

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When Yellow Freight closed down, nearly 30,000 union jobs for truckers went with it

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

Truckers who worked for Yellow Freight suddenly have found themselves jobless after the company shut down. While they may find other jobs amidst a driver shortage, they're unlikely to be union jobs.

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Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect, after court ruling

Monday, July 10, 2023

For the first time, a federal court has allowed a ban on gender-affirming care to take effect. Transgender minors in Tennessee are now unable to access care.

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Patients at a Tenn. clinic that offers gender-affirming care receive troubling email

Friday, June 23, 2023

One of the few clinics offering gender-affirming care for transgender patients in Tennessee has been forced to give medical information on all of their trans patients to the state's attorney general.

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An anti-drag law under litigation is impacting Pride planning in Tennessee

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Pride organizers in Tennessee are running into a different deadline this year. A judge is expected to make a decision in the case against the restrictive drag law just as Pride festivals are underway.

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Tennessee will soon ban drag performances, becoming the first state to do so

Saturday, March 04, 2023

Tennessee will soon ban drag performances in public spaces because they are "harmful to minors," according to the law's authors. But organizers say the shows are not sexually explicit.

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Tennessee becomes the first state to pass a ban on public drag shows

Thursday, March 02, 2023

Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill banning drag performances the same afternoon he signed a ban on youth gender-affirming care. Advocates say some are asking whether staying in the state is worth it.

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