I suppose this was inevitable. From the moment that the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a barge and collapsed last month, it was a safe bet that there were already lawyers circling the wreckage like sharks in the bay. The first lawsuits to arise from the catastrophe are already in their formative stages, […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A Tennessee bill allowing lawsuits against anyone taking minors out of the state without the consent of their parents for “gender affirming” care passed in the Senate on Thursday. Senators voted along party lines 25 to 4 to pass Senate Bill 2782 (SB2782), sponsored by […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would allow parents to file civil suits in order to ensure compliance with the Age-Appropriate Materials Act. Senator Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin-District 18) is the sponsor of the bill. Senate Bill 1858 (SB1858), as introduced, “gives a parent of […]
Image Credit: Franklin Tennessee / YouTube & Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – This week, The City of Franklin BOMA (Board of Mayor and Alderman) voted unanimously to grant a permit to Franklin Pride for them to hold their annual Pride Festival in Harlinsdale Park, a public park owned and managed by […]
Image: Bill Sponsor Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District 61) & Democrat legislation critics Justin Jones & Justin Pearson Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A bill to prevent the lower courts from taking up cases concerning or interfering with Tennessee House and Senate rules was passed in the Tennessee House of Representatives […]
Image Credit: Canva By Bethany Blankley [The Center Square contributor] – A new bill has been filed to give state attorneys general greater authority and legal standing to sue the federal government when it fails to enforce federal immigration law established by Congress. Republican U.S. Reps. Chip Roy of Texas and Dan Bishop of North […]
Image Credit: Senator Todd Gardenhire / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Proposed legislation would change the state law to limit who is allowed to intervene in lawsuits regarding public records. Senator Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga-District 10) filed Senate Bill 2105 (SB2105) following a lawsuit involving records that were related to the Covenant School shooting. The […]
Image Credit: Google Maps The Tennessee Conservative Staff – According to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, parents who are plaintiffs in a previously brought lawsuit regarding school vouchers can sue the state and the governor over the state’s Education Savings Account (ESA) program. The Court’s three-judge panel decided that the original plaintiffs in McEwen v. […]
Image Credit: Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free.org The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Nearly 200,000 debt collection cases were filed in Shelby County and 112,000 in Davidson County between January 2016 through March 2023, according to data from Sycamore Institute. The nonpartisan public policy institute looked at the number and type of debt […]
Image Credit: Brent Moore / CC The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A law passed in 2021, changing the way state laws are challenged, has some concerned that the door has been opened for partisan redistricting in Tennessee and dissension among panel judges. Supporters of the legislation agreed that it made more sense to have a […]
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