***Note from The Tennessee Conservative: The Tennessee Conservative does not necessarily agree with the more editorialized statements made in this article. This piece is published here for informational purposes only. Take from it what you will. Image Credit: John Partipillo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – A House committee passed legislation Wednesday […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House State Government Committee passed a bill that would prevent the judicial branch from interfering with Tennessee House and Senate rules on Wednesday. House Bill 1652 (HB1652), sponsored by Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District 61), which would allow the legislature to instruct the lower courts as to […]
Friday’s ruling opens the door for potentially hundreds of victims of sexual assault and trafficking over a five-year period. Photo: Eight Johnson City women who are participating in a lawsuit against Johnson City over its handling of rape reports spoke at a Knoxville press conference on Tuesday to push back on public statements suggesting victims […]
Photo Credit: USACE photo by Leon Roberts / CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee received a preliminary injunction on Friday against the NCAA enforcing its name, image and likeness rules. The ruling blocks the NCAA from enforcing its interim NIL rules or any NIL restrictions until the full case is heard and […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s Beacon Center filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor over its Independent Contractor Rule on behalf of a pair of Nashville-based freelance journalists. The new rule will begin using a six-factor test to determine independent workers’ legal protections and compensation starting March […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Brett Rowland] – The federal government filed suit Thursday against Tennessee and its Tennessee Bureau of Investigation over enforcement of the state’s aggravated prostitution statute. The state law requires people with HIV convicted of aggravated prostitution to register for life as a violent sex offender. The federal suit […]
Former Tennessee Representative Campbell Files Lawsuit Against Top House Administrator Image Credit: John Partipilo & capitol.tn.gov By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Former state Rep. Scotty Campbell is suing the state Legislature’s top administrator, saying he was forced out amid a workplace harassment complaint filed by an intern in 2023. Campbell, an […]
Image Credit: Roger Smith / CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA over its enforcement of rules related to name, image and likeness. The lawsuit comes after reports the NCAA is investigating the University of Tennessee over potential rules violations. The lawsuit, with co-plaintiff Virginia, […]
Image Credit: RawPixel / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Newly proposed state legislation would make it a felony offense for adults to participate in “abortion trafficking” by assisting minors in obtaining an out-of-state abortion without parental consent. House Bill 1895 (HB1895) was filed by State Representative Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville-District 14) on Monday. As of […]
Image Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District / Leon Roberts / CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The U.S. Department of Justice, District of Columbia and the states of Minnesota, Mississippi and Virginia have joined a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association attempting to block its transfer rules. The lawsuit […]
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