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When Will Tennessee Certify the 2026 Midterm Election Results?

After High Turnout, ACLU-TN Thanks Tennessee Voters, Poll Workers, and Partners, Looks Ahead to an Orderly Certification
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The Promise Tennessee Won’t Make: What Happened at the Blount Pride Appeal

In the Blount Pride appeal, Blount Pride and Flamy Grant asked the Sixth Circuit to revive their First Amendment case.
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Detain First, Due Process Later: ACLU-TN Condemns the Memphis Safe Task Force’s Pattern of Abuse

Mass Detentions and Deadly Force Reveal a Consistent Pattern in Task Force Operations
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Federal Court Hears Arguments Urging Immediate Action to Protect Memphis Residents’ Right to Record

The ACLU and ACLU of Tennessee filed a motion for preliminary injunction after residents experienced retaliation for observing and documenting Memphis Safe Task Force activity.