Nashville council sends expelled lawmaker Justin Jones back to Tennessee House Jones was reinstated, and the meeting was over in a matter of minutes. Axios · Apr 10, 2023
Legendary NBA Coach Blisters ‘Selfish’ Lawmakers After Nashville Tragedy The Spurs’ coach shouted in frustration when discussing recent statements by elected officials. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10, 2023
Senate calls on supreme court chief justice to investigate Clarence Thomas’s ‘gift’ trips – as it happened Judiciary committee will review supreme court justice’s undeclared luxury travel with Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow The Guardian - US · Apr 10, 2023
Local officials are poised to send expelled Tennessee lawmakers back to state House Former Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, want to return to the House. Upcoming meetings could give local officials the chance to send them back. WEKU · Apr 10, 2023
Nashville council to vote on restoring ousted state lawmaker Nashville officials are poised to vote to reinstate one of the two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by Republican colleagues over their gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
Expelled Tennessee lawmakers are both seeking their seats again Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who were expelled last week for their protest after a mass shooting in Nashville, say they want to be reappointed and re-elected. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 10, 2023
Expelled Tennessee lawmakers say they will run again in special election Expelled lawmakers met virtually with President Joe Biden after being expelled from state capitol The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023
Ousted Tennessee lawmakers say move is ‘attempt to crucify democracy’ Black legislators were expelled for protesting the Republican-controlled house’s inaction after Nashville mass shooting The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2023
Expelled Tennessee lawmakers both seeking seats again Two expelled Black Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023
The "Tennessee Three" were right Let's face it: Democrats in GOP "trifecta" states have mostly been useless. Tennessee proves it's time to fight Salon · Apr 9, 2023
Kamala Harris praises courage of ‘Tennessee Three’ on visit to Nashville US vice-president shows support for Democrats ousted by Republicans from state house as scandal rages on The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2023
Editorial: Tennessee Republicans’ appalling assault on speech and freedom The expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers for daring to speak out for gun control is a shocking assault on democracy and speech — in an era in which assaults on democracy and speech are becoming all too routine. Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2023
Tennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy Tennessee has become a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy after Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the state Legislature for their part in a protest urging passage of gun-control measures The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023
Expelled Tennessee representative Justin Jones has council support to return to office Freshly expelled Tennessee politician Justin Jones appears to have enough votes in the Nashville Metropolitan Council to send him back to the state legislature. Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 Kamala Harris meets expelled Nashville gun protest lawmakers: ‘You do not silence the people’ ‘They chose to show courage in the face of an extreme tragedy’
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 Tennessee Republicans tried to silence three Democrats over guns. They turned them into national figures A Republican attempt to cut off debate inside the Tennessee House has turned into a nationwide conversation, Josh Marcus reports
France 24 · Apr 7, 2023 Tennessee’s House expels 2 Democrats over gun protest, VP Harris travels to meet them In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. A third Democrat was narrowly spared by a one-vote margin.
Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023 Biden condemns ‘shocking’ Tennessee lawmaker expulsions over gun furor WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned Tennessee Republicans’ expulsion of two lawmakers who protested a deadly Nashville school shooting last week, calling the episode unprecedented and criticizing GOP leaders for refusing to enact tighter gun-control laws.
Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023 Biden condemns ‘shocking’ Tennessee expulsions over gun furor WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned Tennessee Republicans’ expulsion of two lawmakers who protested a deadly Nashville school shooting last week, calling the episode unprecedented and calling out GOP leaders for refusing to enact tighter gun-control laws.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 Kamala Harris to meet with expelled Tennessee lawmakers Vice President Kamala Harris is making a last-minute trip to Tennessee on Friday, hours after the Republican-controlled House expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature in retaliation for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville
Axios · Apr 7, 2023 Meet the "Tennessee Three" at the center of a statehouse drama over gun reform Two of the lawmakers were booted from office Thursday.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 Barack Obama and Al Gore join condemnation of Tennessee GOP for expelling Black lawmakers over gun protest The former vice president who is a native of Tennessee and the former president said the expulsion was undemocratic
Salon · Apr 7, 2023 GOP surprised by ferocious backlash The GOP is an authoritarian, extremist political party that is out of the mainstream of American life
WEKU · Apr 7, 2023 Former Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones says he lost a seat, but voters lost their voice Jones, one of two Black Democrats expelled from the state House, tells NPR he's keeping his options open and would "most definitely" demand his seat back if local officials reappointed him to it.
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2023 Tennessee House expels 2 Democrats for gun-control protest The GOP supermajority in the House banished Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who are both Black, for joining a protest for gun control after the Nashville school shooting.