Private businesses can fire you for petitioning the government, Tennessee Supreme Court rules
After a Tennessee woman was fired in 2021 for emailing her legislatures about a mandatory vaccine, the court finds that the ...
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The Tennessee Supreme Court Reaffirms Tennessee’s Adherence to the Employment-at-Will Doctrine
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Tennessee recently ruled in Heather Smith v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee ...
A lawsuit by inmates is challenging Tennessee’s plans to resume executions. Here’s how
Nine Tennessee death row inmates are suing the state over its push for a new round of lethal injections after an execution ...
Tennessee GOP legislators asking state Supreme Court to investigate DAs Mulroy, Funk
State Sen. Brent Taylor said the Supreme Court making an investigative body for Mulroy and two other DAs would remove the ...
TN Supreme Court rules most employers can fire workers for 'petitioning' state government
The court ruled in a case that involved a woman who said she lost her job after writing to the TN legislature about her ...
Tennessee immigration trigger bill dead for the year
The proposed law would allow state law enforcement to criminally charge immigrants who are in the country without legal status.
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Tennessee could lose up to $1B in education funding under bill denying undocumented students
A Tennessee proposal that would challenge federal education rights for immigrant students is headed to the state Senate floor ...
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Tennessee Supreme Court Backs BlueCross in Dispute Over Employee's Right to Petition Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Tennessee Supreme Court ruled private employers are not bound to keep an employee who petitions against company policy.
State Sen. Brent Taylor looks to make disciplinary board for Tennessee district attorneys
State Sen. Brent Taylor Friday said he was asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to create a disciplinary body explicitly for ...
Key Tennessee committee passes bill that could bar undocumented kids from schools
The bill's sponsors hope to trigger a legal battle to challenge a longstanding U.S. Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing ...
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Tennessee wetlands bill sees support from law firm that spearheaded national deregulation
A representative from the legal firm that fought for deregulation of American wetlands at the U.S. Supreme Court spoke ...
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ED searches on TASMAC: Supreme Court to list plea of TN seeking transfer of its plea from Madras HC
On March 25, a division bench of Justices M S Ramesh and N Senthilkumar of the Madras High Court recused itself from hearing ...