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The Latest Breaking News from Tennessee

UFC heading to Nashville on Aug. 5, Tennessee says commission

The UFC is returning to Tennessee for the first time since 2019.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Previewing Thursday’s special election primaries to fill vacancies created after state lawmakers were expelled

Welcome to the Monday, June 12, Brew.

Ballotpedia

California skate park named for Black motorist fatally beaten in police traffic stop

Officials have dedicated a California skate park in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man prosecutors say was beaten to death last Janaury by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee

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Private Employers May Not Fire Employees for Writing to the Legislature, Tennessee Court Holds

BlueCross BlueShield allegedly fired an employee for "email[ing] Tennessee state legislators with her concerns and grievances regarding vaccine mandates."

Reason

Man pleads guilty to helping 2 others accused in the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph

A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to helping two other men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a Memphis bakery

The Independent UK

Expulsions, walkouts, filibusters: Lawmakers grapple with acrimonious legislative sessions

Lawmakers this year kicked rival colleagues out of office in Tennessee and off the chamber floor in Montana

The Independent UK

Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel's in trademark dispute with dog toy maker

Jack Daniel's, the famous Tennessee whiskey company, tried to stop production and marketing of a dog toy shaped and decorated like a Jack Daniel's bottle but with the name "Bad Spaniels" on the label.

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Why a federal judge found Tennessee’s anti-drag law unconstitutional

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

The Conversation

4-star WR, Tennessee commit Amari Jefferson names top schools

4-star WR Amari Jefferson names his top six schools including Georgia

USA Today Sports Media Group

As conservatives target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe

As politicians and activists push for limits on discussions of race, gender and sexuality, some students say the measures targeting aspects of their identity have made them less welcome in American schools — the one place all kids are supposed to feel safe

The Independent UK

Ruling on Tennessee's anti-drag law leaves questions about enforcement, next steps

Questions remain over how a law designed to limit drag shows in Tennessee will be enforced after a federal judge declared it unconstitutional while saying the decision only applied to the state’s most populated county

The Independent UK

No one buys the "protect the kids" lie

The Tennessee drag decision shows even a Trump judge can see through the "protect the kids" lie

Salon

Kentucky pauses incentives for battery maker whose federal loan was nixed after claims of China ties

Kentucky officials say they won't begin paying $21 million in economic incentives for a proposed electric vehicle battery facility until the company further explains why federal officials abruptly rejected a $200 million loan

The Independent UK

Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Tennessee's Anti-Drag Law Unconstitutional

Plus: Librarians take on Arkansas book restrictions, another migrant stunt may have originated in Florida, and more...

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Spartans offer 2025 4-star Tennessee Safety CJ Jimcoily

Michigan State football has thrown its hat into the race for one of the top safety prospects in the 2025 class

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MSU football offers 2026 Tennessee OL Jarvis Strickland

Michigan State football is the latest power five program to extend a scholarship offer to 2026 interior offensive lineman Jarvis Strickland

Sports Illustrated

Why Tennessee Rested Its Two Aces to Try and Unseat No. 1 Oklahoma

The Lady Vols gambled with their pitching strategy in what ended up a blowout loss. Could it still pay off in the end?

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MSU football offers 2026 Tennessee ATH Tyreek King

Michigan State football has joined a handful of SEC programs in offering Tyreek King of Knoxville, Tenn.

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Court Strikes Down Tennessee Ban on Pornographic Performances by "Male or Female Impersonators" Where Minors Can See Them

Properly crafted restrictions on displays of pornographic material where minors can see it are constitutional; but the court rules, among other things, that this restriction (1) discriminatorily targets drag shows, (2) lacks an exemption for minors escorted by parents, (3) applies even to venues that try to card attendees but…

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A federal judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad and vague

U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker says the first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional.

The Independent UK

Tennessee drag ban is struck down by federal judge: ‘Unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad’

‘Simply put, no majority of the Supreme Court has held that sexually explicit — but not obscene — speech receives less protection than political, artistic, or scientific speech’

The Independent UK

Trump-appointed federal judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad, too vague

A federal judge says Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional

Sports Illustrated

Tennessee May Be Oklahoma’s Toughest Test for Another WCWS Title

The Lady Vols are set to face the two-time reigning champs in the second round on Saturday, and have the talent necessary to pull a massive upset.

Fortune

Inside Tennessee drag queens’ fight against the bill trying to knock down their livelihoods and their art

The law could impact Tennessee's drag economy and the larger LGBTQ+ community at large. But leaders aren't going down without a fight.

The Independent UK

In gun law push, Tennessee governor's office memo says NRA prefers to 'round up mentally ill people'

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show Tennessee Gov_ Bill Lee’s administration accused the National Rifle Association of wanting to use involuntary commitment laws “to round up mentally ill people and deprive them of other liberties."

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