ACLU-TN is available to handle inquiries from journalists on state and national issues affecting civil liberties and civil rights in Tennessee. We can also answer questions on legislative matters that affect civil liberties and constitutional freedoms.
If you are a member of the media and wish to speak to a representative of the ACLU of Tennessee, please email communications@aclu-tn.org.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2020
CONTACT:
Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU National, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org
Lindsay Kee, ACLU of Tennessee, 615-320-7142,
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a victory for voting rights, a Tennessee court has ruled the state must make absentee voting available to every eligible voter for all elections in 2020, including the August 6 primary and November 3 general election.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2020
CONTACT
Lindsay Kee, ACLU-TN, (615) 320-7142
Brandon Cox, ACLU, bcox@aclu.org, (804) 502-2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 15, 2020
CONTACT:
Lindsay Kee, ACLU of Tennessee, 615-320-7142
Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU National, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Tennessee, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit today seeking to make absentee voting available to all eligible Tennessee voters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ACLU-TN Attorneys: Thomas H. Castelli
ACLU Attorneys: Dale E. Ho, Sophia Lin Lakin
Cooperating Attorneys: Tharuni A. Jayaraman, Neil A. Steiner, Angela M. Liu of Dechert LLP
Plaintiffs: Benjamin William Lay, Carole Joy Greenawalt and Sophia Luangrath