Shelby Co officials sue Gov. Bill Lee over National Guard deployment, alleging it's in violation of both the Tennessee Constitution and state law

A Nashville judge has set a Nov. 3 hearing date to consider a temporary injunction

tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/17/s... @anitawadhwani.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
www.propublica.org/article/immi... @propublica.org

As Memphis' law enforcement crackdown ramps up, I talked to some of our most vulnerable neighbors: unhoused people.

The city says it's eager to get them off the streets-- but hasn't offered any plan or directed any funding to do so.

My latest for @mlk50.com:
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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism obtained a report on one day’s worth of activities of the ‘Memphis Safe Task Force.’ It contradicts claims made by the governor about how the task force is focused on violent criminals. mlk50.co/4qkfz6b

Memphis tightens scrutiny on the unhoused as task force arrives, but offers no funding to help them find shelter mlk50.com/2025/10/15/m... From @narwhallington.bsky.social

Well, they’re here and they’re armed: www.commercialappeal.com/picture-gall...

Justin J. Pearson, known for his environmental activism and his expulsion from the Tennessee Statehouse over gun control advocacy, is now seeking to challenge a longstanding U.S. congressman mlk50.co/473XBvR

State Rep. Justin J. Pearson to challenge U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen mlk50.com/2025/10/08/s...

An important story from my colleague Rebecca Cadenhead @mlk50.com: No school, no fresh air and isolated mlk50.com/2025/10/01/n...