Tennessee
Baxter v. Bracey
In early 2014, Alexander Baxter was bitten by a police dog that was unleashed on him while he was sitting with his hands in the air, having surrendered to police. He sued for excessive force, but in late 2018, a federal appeals court ruled that his claim should be thrown out under the doctrine of “qualified immunity.”
Status: Closed (Dismissed)
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Jan 2020
![FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet
The ACLU, along with the ACLU of Tennessee and ACLU of Tennessee, and the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, is bringing suit against the city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee ver a zoning ordinance that bans the provision of surgical abortion care within the city limits.
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![FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Tennessee
Reproductive Freedom
FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet
The ACLU, along with the ACLU of Tennessee and ACLU of Tennessee, and the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, is bringing suit against the city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee ver a zoning ordinance that bans the provision of surgical abortion care within the city limits.
Jan 2020
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Tennessee
Jun 2010
![Chandler v. Barker](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Chandler v. Barker
An appeal of the imposition of a “paramour” restriction on the custody rights of a mother in a lesbian relationship in Tennessee.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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![Chandler v. Barker](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Tennessee
LGBTQ Rights
Chandler v. Barker
An appeal of the imposition of a “paramour” restriction on the custody rights of a mother in a lesbian relationship in Tennessee.
Jun 2010
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Tennessee
Aug 2009
![Franks v. Metropolitan Board of Public Education](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Franks v. Metropolitan Board of Public Education
Access to pro-LGBT sites blocked.
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![Franks v. Metropolitan Board of Public Education](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Tennessee
LGBTQ Rights
Franks v. Metropolitan Board of Public Education
Access to pro-LGBT sites blocked.
Aug 2009
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