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Memphis Residents Challenge Pattern of Retaliation for Recording Memphis Safe Task Force Agents 

The lawsuit also challenges the unlawful application Tennessee's “Halo Law,” which criminalizes people standing within 25 feet of an officer, even when they are not disrupting a scene.
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Tennessee Voters Sue to Block Redrawn Congressional Map that Discriminates Against and Silences Black Memphians

Federal Lawsuit Aims to Halt Map Before August Primary
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So that the orderly administration of justice is not undermined, ACLU-TN and TIRRC are urging judges to implement procedures to stop civil immigration arrests inside court buildings, including courtrooms, hallways, lobbies, clerks’ offices, entryways, and other areas necessary to access judicial services.

Civil Rights Groups Press Tennessee Judges to Keep Courthouses Safe for Immigrants

Joint letter warns that fear of immigration arrests is deterring litigants, witnesses, and victims from accessing the courts
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ACLU-TN Urges Independent Legal Monitor to Investigate the Memphis Police Department’s Conduct at the No Kings Rally

From the DOJ Report to the No Kings Rally — MPD’s Pattern of Conduct Demands Answers