The Latest Breaking News from Shelby County

A federal judge heard arguments on Jan. 26, 2026, as the state of Minnesota sought a temporary restraining order to stop the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operation in the state. The administration has sent some 3,000 immigration agents to Minnesota, and attorneys for the state have argued, in part, that…

Many rural school districts around the United States are having a hard time making up for federal grant money that's been cut by the Trump administration

Few people have been more associated with rolling back modern-day civil rights laws than Edward Blum, the former stockbroker who has successfully challenged many affirmative action and voting rights laws.

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 Democratic congresswoman from Alabama talks voter suppression and her hopes for the Voting Rights Advancement Act

Chief justice’s opinion shocked observers of his 40-year assault on the Voting Rights Act, but it may not mean a change of heart

The drag shows will go on. At least for now.

Hemphill ‘did not pursue’ Nichols and ‘was not present for the later beating incident’, says Shelby county DA’s spokesperson

County officials voted unanimously to return Memphis-area state Rep Justin Pearson to the state House