Tennessee
Tony Von Carruthers v. State of Tennessee
Tennessee plans to execute Tony Carruthers on May 21 even though they refuse to run a simple fingerprint comparison and DNA testing that could prove what Tony has been arguing for 30 years - that he is innocent of this crime and that Tennessee convicted and sentenced the wrong man to death.
Status: Ongoing
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18 Tennessee Cases
Tennessee
Jan 2020
Reproductive Freedom
FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet
The ACLU, along with the ACLU of Tennessee and ACLU of Tennessee, and the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, is bringing suit against the city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee ver a zoning ordinance that bans the provision of surgical abortion care within the city limits.
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Tennessee
Jan 2020
Reproductive Freedom
FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet
The ACLU, along with the ACLU of Tennessee and ACLU of Tennessee, and the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, is bringing suit against the city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee ver a zoning ordinance that bans the provision of surgical abortion care within the city limits.
Tennessee
Jun 2010
LGBTQ Rights
Chandler v. Barker
An appeal of the imposition of a "paramour" restriction on the custody rights of a mother in a lesbian relationship in Tennessee.
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Tennessee
Jun 2010
LGBTQ Rights
Chandler v. Barker
An appeal of the imposition of a "paramour" restriction on the custody rights of a mother in a lesbian relationship in Tennessee.
Tennessee
Aug 2009
LGBTQ Rights
Franks v. Metropolitan Board of Public Education
Access to pro-LGBT sites blocked.
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Tennessee
Aug 2009
LGBTQ Rights
Franks v. Metropolitan Board of Public Education
Access to pro-LGBT sites blocked.