ACLU of Tennessee
@aclutn.bsky.social
Fighting for freedom and fairness in Tennessee.💥
For more, visit: www.aclu-tn.org
For more, visit: www.aclu-tn.org
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ACLU of Tennessee
@aclutn.bsky.social
· Dec 19
In the streets, in the courts, at the State Capitol — and now on Bluesky. 👋🏽👋🏻👋🏿👋🏾
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We believe in a Tennessee that works for all of us. Together, we'll build toward that.
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We want you with us. Stay connected to us here for for news updates, volunteer opportunities, and more.
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We believe in a Tennessee that works for all of us. Together, we'll build toward that.
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We want you with us. Stay connected to us here for for news updates, volunteer opportunities, and more.
We're hiring for a creative and dynamic team player with policy advocacy experience to become our next Policy Director! ✨
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Want to learn more and apply? Visit: https://aclutn.applytojob.com/apply/G3PXXEHmbv/Policy-Director 💻
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Want to learn more and apply? Visit: https://aclutn.applytojob.com/apply/G3PXXEHmbv/Policy-Director 💻
December 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
We're hiring for a creative and dynamic team player with policy advocacy experience to become our next Policy Director! ✨
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Want to learn more and apply? Visit: https://aclutn.applytojob.com/apply/G3PXXEHmbv/Policy-Director 💻
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Want to learn more and apply? Visit: https://aclutn.applytojob.com/apply/G3PXXEHmbv/Policy-Director 💻
The RuCo Library System wanted to eliminate a policy that protects free sharing of ideas in libraries. Because we showed up, the board didn't move forward with any votes to eliminate the policy. Which means one thing: we must keep the pressure on. 💥
To learn more: https://tinyurl.com/RuCoArticle
To learn more: https://tinyurl.com/RuCoArticle
December 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The RuCo Library System wanted to eliminate a policy that protects free sharing of ideas in libraries. Because we showed up, the board didn't move forward with any votes to eliminate the policy. Which means one thing: we must keep the pressure on. 💥
To learn more: https://tinyurl.com/RuCoArticle
To learn more: https://tinyurl.com/RuCoArticle
Public money requires public accountability.
Tennessee’s universal voucher law diverts money from public schools and lets voucher-funded private schools dodge accountability standards — that’s why ACLU-TN and our partners filed suit. 💥
Tennessee’s universal voucher law diverts money from public schools and lets voucher-funded private schools dodge accountability standards — that’s why ACLU-TN and our partners filed suit. 💥
December 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Public money requires public accountability.
Tennessee’s universal voucher law diverts money from public schools and lets voucher-funded private schools dodge accountability standards — that’s why ACLU-TN and our partners filed suit. 💥
Tennessee’s universal voucher law diverts money from public schools and lets voucher-funded private schools dodge accountability standards — that’s why ACLU-TN and our partners filed suit. 💥
This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth is a clear call to listen, learn, and live our commitment to advance civil liberties for all Tennesseans.
To learn more about Tennessee's indigenous history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7d6dhWNCTQ
To learn more about Tennessee's indigenous history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7d6dhWNCTQ
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth is a clear call to listen, learn, and live our commitment to advance civil liberties for all Tennesseans.
To learn more about Tennessee's indigenous history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7d6dhWNCTQ
To learn more about Tennessee's indigenous history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7d6dhWNCTQ
This holiday season, we’re grateful for our community and our partners for joining us in the work to protect civil liberties.
We see you, we thank you, and we’re looking forward to continuing the fight. 🧡
We see you, we thank you, and we’re looking forward to continuing the fight. 🧡
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This holiday season, we’re grateful for our community and our partners for joining us in the work to protect civil liberties.
We see you, we thank you, and we’re looking forward to continuing the fight. 🧡
We see you, we thank you, and we’re looking forward to continuing the fight. 🧡
All students deserve the freedom that comes with a strong public education. Full stop. That’s why we’re suing to protect the freedom to learn and the funding required to sustain public education.
Read more from the AP: https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-school-vouchers-lawsuit
Read more from the AP: https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-school-vouchers-lawsuit
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
All students deserve the freedom that comes with a strong public education. Full stop. That’s why we’re suing to protect the freedom to learn and the funding required to sustain public education.
Read more from the AP: https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-school-vouchers-lawsuit
Read more from the AP: https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-school-vouchers-lawsuit
What could our public schools do with an extra $272 per student?
📚 Buy 4 new science textbooks
🗣️ Provide 13 hours of 1-1 reading intervention
🎷 Cover a year’s worth of reeds and repairs for a band student
That math ain’t mathing.
Public funds belong in public schools.
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Source: TN Board of Education
📚 Buy 4 new science textbooks
🗣️ Provide 13 hours of 1-1 reading intervention
🎷 Cover a year’s worth of reeds and repairs for a band student
That math ain’t mathing.
Public funds belong in public schools.
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Source: TN Board of Education
November 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
What could our public schools do with an extra $272 per student?
📚 Buy 4 new science textbooks
🗣️ Provide 13 hours of 1-1 reading intervention
🎷 Cover a year’s worth of reeds and repairs for a band student
That math ain’t mathing.
Public funds belong in public schools.
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Source: TN Board of Education
📚 Buy 4 new science textbooks
🗣️ Provide 13 hours of 1-1 reading intervention
🎷 Cover a year’s worth of reeds and repairs for a band student
That math ain’t mathing.
Public funds belong in public schools.
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Source: TN Board of Education
Reposted by ACLU of Tennessee
Parents and community members represented by @edlawcenter.bsky.social, @splcenter.org, @aclutn.bsky.social, Southern Education Foundation and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP file lawsuit challenging universal private school voucher program. pfps.org/parents-and-...
Parents and Community Members File Lawsuit Challenging Tennessee's Universal Private School Voucher Program
pfps.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Parents and community members represented by @edlawcenter.bsky.social, @splcenter.org, @aclutn.bsky.social, Southern Education Foundation and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP file lawsuit challenging universal private school voucher program. pfps.org/parents-and-...
We’re suing because public money belongs to public schools, not private schools that can pick and choose who they serve.
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For the full statement, visit: https://www.aclu-tn.org/press-releases/tennessee-parents-sue-state-over-universal-private-school-voucher-program/
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For the full statement, visit: https://www.aclu-tn.org/press-releases/tennessee-parents-sue-state-over-universal-private-school-voucher-program/
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We’re suing because public money belongs to public schools, not private schools that can pick and choose who they serve.
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For the full statement, visit: https://www.aclu-tn.org/press-releases/tennessee-parents-sue-state-over-universal-private-school-voucher-program/
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For the full statement, visit: https://www.aclu-tn.org/press-releases/tennessee-parents-sue-state-over-universal-private-school-voucher-program/
Jackie Shane was an icon for many reasons — her style, voice, and commitment to living authentically. As we observe #TransAwarenessWeek and #TransDayofRemembrance, we honor the resilience and achievements of TN’s trans community.
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For Jackie’s story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnlvygHhqrM
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For Jackie’s story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnlvygHhqrM
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Jackie Shane was an icon for many reasons — her style, voice, and commitment to living authentically. As we observe #TransAwarenessWeek and #TransDayofRemembrance, we honor the resilience and achievements of TN’s trans community.
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For Jackie’s story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnlvygHhqrM
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For Jackie’s story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnlvygHhqrM
A request is not a warrant. While business owners assume that a request from law enforcement is an order they must follow, the law says we all have Constitutional rights. #GetAWarrant
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For more: https://www.psrmemphis.org/memphis-safe-task-force-taps-motel-guest-registries-raising-privacy-concerns/
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For more: https://www.psrmemphis.org/memphis-safe-task-force-taps-motel-guest-registries-raising-privacy-concerns/
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A request is not a warrant. While business owners assume that a request from law enforcement is an order they must follow, the law says we all have Constitutional rights. #GetAWarrant
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For more: https://www.psrmemphis.org/memphis-safe-task-force-taps-motel-guest-registries-raising-privacy-concerns/
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For more: https://www.psrmemphis.org/memphis-safe-task-force-taps-motel-guest-registries-raising-privacy-concerns/
Our communities aren't safer with heightened militarization; it only puts us in danger. Click the 🔗 for Jessica's story, along with input from ACLU-TN's legal and policy team: https://mlk50.com/2025/11/07/a-volunteer-observing-a-traffic-stop-in-memphis-ended-up-in-jail-should-she-have-been-arrested/
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Our communities aren't safer with heightened militarization; it only puts us in danger. Click the 🔗 for Jessica's story, along with input from ACLU-TN's legal and policy team: https://mlk50.com/2025/11/07/a-volunteer-observing-a-traffic-stop-in-memphis-ended-up-in-jail-should-she-have-been-arrested/
Our taxes should be going towards funding our communities, not militarizing them.
We know military troops on our streets don't keep our communities safe, yet taxpayers are footing the bill for President Trump's reckless and unnecessary National Guard deployments.
Congress must act.
Congress must act.
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Our taxes should be going towards funding our communities, not militarizing them.
Reposted by ACLU of Tennessee
Barbara Cameron was a Hunkpapa Lakota artist and pillar of the San Francisco community who advocated for lesbian and Two-Spirit people, people with HIV/AIDS, and women impacted by violence.
In 1975, she co-founded Gay American Indians, the first association for gay Native Americans in the U.S.
In 1975, she co-founded Gay American Indians, the first association for gay Native Americans in the U.S.
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Barbara Cameron was a Hunkpapa Lakota artist and pillar of the San Francisco community who advocated for lesbian and Two-Spirit people, people with HIV/AIDS, and women impacted by violence.
In 1975, she co-founded Gay American Indians, the first association for gay Native Americans in the U.S.
In 1975, she co-founded Gay American Indians, the first association for gay Native Americans in the U.S.
When we ban books, we ban learning. Our fight for the freedom to learn continues in Rutherford County.
Visit the 🔗 to read the full article on the alarming library closures in Rutherford County: https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/rutherford-county-libraries-close-amid-book-reviews
Visit the 🔗 to read the full article on the alarming library closures in Rutherford County: https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/rutherford-county-libraries-close-amid-book-reviews
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When we ban books, we ban learning. Our fight for the freedom to learn continues in Rutherford County.
Visit the 🔗 to read the full article on the alarming library closures in Rutherford County: https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/rutherford-county-libraries-close-amid-book-reviews
Visit the 🔗 to read the full article on the alarming library closures in Rutherford County: https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/rutherford-county-libraries-close-amid-book-reviews
To honor veterans is to honor the Constitution they swore to defend.
Happy Veterans Day to all who serve.
Happy Veterans Day to all who serve.
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
To honor veterans is to honor the Constitution they swore to defend.
Happy Veterans Day to all who serve.
Happy Veterans Day to all who serve.
Recently, our team gathered at @belcourttheatre.bsky.social for a screening of "Heightened Scrutiny," a powerful documentary about the fight for gender-affirming care for trans youth in Tennessee. After, our Senior Staff Attorney joined a panel to share his experiences in the case.
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Recently, our team gathered at @belcourttheatre.bsky.social for a screening of "Heightened Scrutiny," a powerful documentary about the fight for gender-affirming care for trans youth in Tennessee. After, our Senior Staff Attorney joined a panel to share his experiences in the case.
Love wins again, and the Obergefell v. Hodges decision is still protected! 🏳️🌈A major win, and a sign of hope -- we will not let up in the fight for equality and equity, no matter who you love. 🤍
BREAKING: Love is (still) love.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Love wins again, and the Obergefell v. Hodges decision is still protected! 🏳️🌈A major win, and a sign of hope -- we will not let up in the fight for equality and equity, no matter who you love. 🤍
Reposted by ACLU of Tennessee
A Banner analysis of 1,700 pages of incident reports from the May ICE sting shows that the Tennessee Highway Patrol rarely documented traffic stops. Of the 607 total reports, only approximately 14% provided a reason for the initial traffic stop.
Reviewing records of ICE, THP immigration operation in Nashville - Nashville Banner
A review of records from ICE and THP's immigration sting in Nashville raises concerns about racial profiling and lack of transparency. Advocates demand accountability.
nashvillebanner.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A Banner analysis of 1,700 pages of incident reports from the May ICE sting shows that the Tennessee Highway Patrol rarely documented traffic stops. Of the 607 total reports, only approximately 14% provided a reason for the initial traffic stop.
Reposted by ACLU of Tennessee
This is the 16th strike of its kind this year — and at least 66 people are dead because of the government’s rash actions.
These extrajudicial strikes are illegal under both international and domestic law.
These extrajudicial strikes are illegal under both international and domestic law.
2 killed in U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific, Hegseth says
Two people on board an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific were killed by a U.S. military strike, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is the 16th strike of its kind this year — and at least 66 people are dead because of the government’s rash actions.
These extrajudicial strikes are illegal under both international and domestic law.
These extrajudicial strikes are illegal under both international and domestic law.
Reposted by ACLU of Tennessee
It's more important than ever to understand your First Amendment rights.
What the First Amendment Really Protects
From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers.
www.aclu.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It's more important than ever to understand your First Amendment rights.
We're hiring for a compassionate and future-oriented human resources professional to be our new Director of People and Culture! ✨
Want to learn more and apply? Visit: https://www.aclu-tn.org/jobs/director-of-people-and-culture/ 💻
Want to learn more and apply? Visit: https://www.aclu-tn.org/jobs/director-of-people-and-culture/ 💻
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
We're hiring for a compassionate and future-oriented human resources professional to be our new Director of People and Culture! ✨
Want to learn more and apply? Visit: https://www.aclu-tn.org/jobs/director-of-people-and-culture/ 💻
Want to learn more and apply? Visit: https://www.aclu-tn.org/jobs/director-of-people-and-culture/ 💻
Today, we celebrate voter turnout. When we vote, democracy wins. ✨
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today, we celebrate voter turnout. When we vote, democracy wins. ✨