The ACLU of Tennessee stands up for equality, fairness and justice in the courts. Through our impact litigation and other legal advocacy, we’re fighting for you. ACLU’s legal advocacy in Tennessee spans from the historic Scopes “Monkey Trial” and representation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the sanitation workers’ march in Memphis, to ensuring access to private prison records, protecting families’ religious freedom rights, advocating for gay and lesbian parents who were denied visitation with their children, defending voters’ right to have their ballots counted, and much more. You can learn more about specific cases below.
(No. 3:09-cv-01099,U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Judge Robert Echols)
ACLU-TN Cooperating Attorneys: George Barrett and Doug Johnston, Barrett,...
When the City of Clarksville’s annual Christmas on the Cumberland Celebration appeared to be singling out a particular religious view for favorable treatment, city residents contacted ACLU-TN.
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ACLU-TN Cooperating Attorney: David Briley of Bone, McAllester, Norton PLLC (Direct Representation)
In September 2008, Belmont University student Cory Wigal and several other...
(No. M2008-01998-COA-R3-CV , Tennessee Court of Appeals for the Middle District)
Plaintiffs: Alex Friedmann
Defendants: Corrections Corporation of...