Tennessee
Anti-Vaxxers Just Screwed Over All the Kids in Tennessee
The Tennessee GOP has declared war on vaccine outreach, and not just for COVID-19 vaccines.
A Black Memphis Community Says It’s Being Poisoned by the US Government
Cancer-causing arsenic is leaking out of a shuttered coal plant into Memphis groundwater. One local calls it “a ticking time bomb.”
GOP Lawmaker Says Counting Black People as Three-Fifths of a Human Was Justified
“I’ve sat here praying for about five or ten minutes about how I’m going to address this issue,” Tennessee state Rep. Justin Lafferty said.
Tennessee Lawmakers Want to Make It Nice and Legal to Run Over Protesters
The bill would also make virtually any protest a potential felony.
Tennessee Just Voted to Keep a Racist Statue of a KKK 'Grand Wizard'
The bust at the Tennessee state Capitol was installed long after the Civil War — in 1973.
Landlords Across the Country Can Start Evicting Tenants Again. Many Have Nowhere to Go.
“It’s going to be a true nightmare,” a legal aid attorney told VICE News.
It's Totally Legal to Follow Women and Film Their Breasts Without Their Consent, 3 Male Judges Rule
A Tennessee man admitted to filming random women “for my own purposes.” The judges decided that's A-OK as long as the women were in a public space.
The Tennessee Cop Accused of Probing a Black Man's Anus Also Allegedly Groped Teen Girls and Stalked a Woman for a Year
He's now facing a total of eight lawsuits.
A Tennessee Cop Accused of Searching a Black Man's Anus on the Side of the Road Is Now Facing 44 Criminal Charges
He also allegedly forced a woman he arrested to be baptized.
A Black Cop Is Suing His Department After His White Colleagues Allegedly Pointed a Loaded Gun at Him
They also used racial slurs and denied him promotions, according to the suit.
Tennessee Woman Says Police Chief Watched Her Shower Before Carting Her Off to Jail
“The entire time, plaintiff felt humiliated and had no choice but to allow Tanksley to observe every intimate moment," according to her lawsuit.
This Candidate for Congress Says Her Love For a KKK Grand Wizard Is Totally Not Racist
Nichole Williams posted a photo of herself on Facebook with a patch that reads "Ride with Forrest," a reference to an early leader of the KKK.