There are 13 article(s) tagged ACLU:

• May 2026

  • ACLU files federal lawsuit over Tennessee’s new Congressional map

    The ACLU has joined the NAACP, Tennessee voters and Congressional candidates and the Tennessee Democratic Party in suing the state over its new mid-census Congressional map.

    By Noah McLane May 11, 2026

  • Advocates call to halt execution of Memphis man

    Community leaders and legal advocates are fighting against the scheduled execution of a 59-year-old Memphis man.

    By Brandon LaGrone II May 09, 2026

• August 2025

  • West Tennessee town approves new ICE detention center

    In a contentious and confusing meeting Tuesday night, the Mason Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to reopen the 600-bed West Tennessee Detention Facility for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use for immigrants.

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    By Jody Callahan August 13, 2025

• August 2020

  • Governor agrees with Supreme Court decision on absentee balloting

    The ACLU is claiming victory in a Supreme Court decision, but Gov. Bill Lee thinks the state took the right step in fighting universal absentee balloting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Sam Stockard August 06, 2020

• July 2020

  • Both sides await decision in lawsuit seeking release of vulnerable inmates

    A lawsuit seeking the release of medically vulnerable detainees from the Shelby County Jail because of COVID-19 has ended. Both sides now will wait to see how the court rules. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 14, 2020

• June 2020

  • ACLU threatens second lawsuit against Shelby County Sheriff’s Office

    In a demand letter to Sheriff Floyd Bonner, the ACLU and others allege that unsanitary conditions and inadequate preventative measures are jeopardizing the health of detainees in the jail.

    By Marc Perrusquia June 08, 2020

• April 2020

  • Which sections of Memphis are complying with ‘stay at home’ order?

    If Memphis hopes to use data that monitors social distancing compliance, it may have to first come to grips with its long history of political oppression, including intrusive surveillance of activists and ethnic minorities.

    By Marc Perrusquia April 20, 2020

• December 2019

  • Protect the consent decree

    To understand the ramifications of modifying the Kendrick Consent Decree, we must understand the history that led to the necessity of such a decree in the first place.

    By Shahidah Jones December 02, 2019

• July 2019

  • Monitoring team in MPD surveillance launch website, announce public forum

    Monitoring team in MPD surveillance court case announces community forum, launches website where public can get updates on police reform efforts. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 02, 2019

• November 2018

  • City of Memphis seeks to modify 40-year-old consent decree, hearing set for July

    A federal judge already has ruled the city of Memphis violated a consent decree when police officers conducted surveillance on protesters in recent years. This summer, another non-jury trial will be held after the city asked the court to modify the 40-year-old consent agreement.

    By Yolanda Jones November 25, 2018

• October 2018

  • Activists see vindication in Memphis police surveillance court order

    For the last few years, Memphis activist Keedran Franklin said police have sat outside his office in an unmarked car. Some have followed him, and other officers he doesn’t know have approached him and addressed him by name.

    By Yolanda Jones October 31, 2018

  • Judge issues sanctions against city for violating consent decree

    U.S. District Judge Jon P. McCalla ruled Friday that the ACLU of Tennessee had legal standing to sue the city of Memphis, saying that there was "clear and convincing evidence" that the city conducted political intelligence against activists in violation of a 40-year-old consent decree.

    By Yolanda Jones October 26, 2018

  • TN ACLU questions Shelby County voter purges

    The Tennessee chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union wants a review of voters purged from the Shelby County election rolls and possible restoration of any voters who may have been purged since May 2017 solely for missing several elections.

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2018