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Tennessee Supreme Court Rules State Can Revoke Personalized '69' License Plate Because It's Government Speech

Most courts have ruled that vanity license plates are private speech and protected from viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment.

State supreme court vacancy count for November 2023

In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and new justices taking office from November 1 to November 30, 2023. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts.

Mandatory Life Sentences for Juvenile Homicide Offenders are Unconstitutional, Rules Tennessee Supreme Court

Mandatory Life Sentences for Juvenile Homicide Offenders are Unconstitutional, Rules Tennessee Supreme Court

The court says a 51-year "life" sentence for a 2015 murder violated the Eighth Amendment.

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Jonathan Skrmetti starts term as Tennessee attorney general

Jonathan Skrmetti’s (R) term as Tennessee attorney general began Sept. 1. The Tennessee Supreme Court appointed Skrmetti to the position on Aug. 10, 2022, to replace Herbert H. Slatery (R).

Coal ash workers' case heard by Tennessee Supreme Court

A contractor involved in cleaning up the nation’s worst coal ash spill says workers' claims that they were sickened on the job should fall under a certain Tennessee law that limits legal challenges

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #14

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Citizenship, machine guns, and bigamy

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Are Elephants People? New York's Highest Court Hears Case for Animal Personhood

Are Elephants People? New York's Highest Court Hears Case for Animal Personhood

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Court clears path for long-blocked Tennessee school vouchers

Court clears path for long-blocked Tennessee school vouchers

Tennessee’s highest court has ruled that Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program does not violate the state’s constitution

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Death row killer who says he never held murder weapon to die by lethal injection

Death row killer who says he never held murder weapon to die by lethal injection

Oscar Smith was sentenced to death in 1990 after he was found guilty of murdering Judith Robirds Smith, 35, and her teen sons from a previous marriage 16-year-old Chad Burnett and 13-year-old Jason Burnett inside a home in Nashville in 1989

The Tennessee Supreme Court Could Decide the Fate of Nashville's Home Recording Studios

The Tennessee Supreme Court Could Decide the Fate of Nashville's Home Recording Studios

The city's restrictions threaten one of the world's most vibrant music scenes.

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