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Tennessee's new bill raises tuition stakes for undocumented students, drawing legal fire
A controversial bill making its way through Tennessee's General Assembly that aims to change how schools handle undocumented students is 'blatantly unconstituti
Tennessee GOP bill to allow exclusion of immigrant students without legal status advances
A bill allowing Tennessee public schools to exclude children lacking legal immigration status cleared a house subcommittee Tuesday as protesters gathered outside the hearing room chanting "stop hurting kids" and "shame on you.
Former ESL student protests against TN bill that could deny education for undocumented children
A bill that would allow school districts to ban undocumented students continues to move through Tennessee’s legislature.
Bill allowing Tennessee schools to block undocumented students passes despite massive protests
Protesters disrupted a Tennessee House subcommittee hearing on Tuesday morning after lawmakers voted to pass a bill that would allow schools to refuse to enroll undocumented students. The K-12 Subcommittee voted in favor of HB0793 and passed it to the full Education Committee.
Tenn. bill that could deny undocumented students from K-12 schools advances
Tennessee lawmakers have advanced a bill that would bar students from public school if they can’t prove they are U.S. citizens—unless they pay tuition.
Protest over TN bill allowing school districts to ban undocumented students
Protestors have been rallying at the state capitol building, including young children holding up signs against the bill. Several even gave testimony to lawmakers, arguing education is a fundamental right,
Tennessee Supreme Court resets four people's execution dates beginning in May
The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for four people on death row on Monday. It has been five years since ...
Angry Protests Erupt in Tennessee House Over Migrant School Bill
Protests erupted in the Tennessee House of Representatives on Tuesday over legislation that would allow public schools to bar migrant children without legal status from receiving an education.
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Tennessee sets execution dates for four inmates after nearly three-year pause
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for four inmates, including Oscar Smith, who was within ...
Tennessee lawmakers are tackling IVF, contraception access: Here's the latest on the bills
The Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act clarifies that state law does not prohibit access to fertility treatments or contraception.
More execution dates set as Tennessee begins new lethal injection protocol
On Wednesday, the Tennessee Supreme Court confirmed that the Attorney General has filed motions to set execution dates for ...
Tennessee bill to block undocumented kids from schools advances in House as protests mount
House and Senate Republicans are now running two significantly different versions of the bill, which the GOP hopes will trigger a Supreme Court case.
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Supreme Court Ruling On Municipal Judge Residency Throws Monkey Wrench Into Court Operations
The case before the high court was brought by a municipal judge in Lenoir City, Robin McNabb, who was defeated by Gregory Harrison when she ran for re-election. She filed suit, saying the election ...
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He used a gun, but not as a gun: Tennessee Supreme Court rules in unusual road rage case
An aggravated assault conviction remains in place for a Marion County man, but the Tennessee Supreme Court just reversed his conviction for reckless endangermen ...
TN Supreme Court: Personalized license plates are ‘government speech’
Your personalized license plate is a form of “government speech” and therefore can be censored, a 3-judge panel of the ...
The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn’t over
Tennessee became the first state in the country a hundred years ago to ban the teaching of evolution in public school ...