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Tennessee's legal struggles with its sex offender registry could cost taxpayers
Gannett via AOL· 6 months agoDozens of people have scored legal wins against Tennessee’s sex offender registry law since federal...
Class action lawsuit challenges retroactive placement on Tennessee's sex offender registry
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEight people on Tennessee’s legally troubled sex offender registry filed a federal class action...
Prosecutors said she was a victim. She still had to register as a sex offender in Tennessee.
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEditor’s note: This story contains descriptions of abuse and sexual violence. If you or someone you...
Tennessee Hit by Federal Lawsuit Over Discriminatory HIV Sex Worker Statutes
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe state of Tennessee is being sued in the U.S. District Court in Memphis by a support group and...
Sex Workers With HIV Can Be Branded 'Violent Sex Offenders' In 1 State. DOJ Is Suing To Change That.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Justice Department sued the state of Tennessee on Thursday, alleging that the state imposes...
Bills affecting TN justice system passed in 2024: Prison time, bail rules, mental health
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoWhile debates over the governor's controversial private school voucher program and gun control often...
DOJ: Tennessee's aggravated prostitution law discriminates against people with HIV, AIDS
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Shelby County District Attorney's Office violated the...
Convicted sex offender takes niece on road trip to sexually assault her, feds say
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA man told his niece he’d divorce her aunt to marry her before sexually assaulting her on a road...
Bill would revise Tennessee's decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work
Associated Press via AOL· 3 months agoTennessee would no longer be the only U.S. state to impose a lifetime registration as a “violent sex...
Tennessee's Controversial Sex Worker Law Discriminates Against Those With HIV: DOJ
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAn investigation conducted by the Department of Justice found the enforcement of a 1990 Tennessee...