Criminal Law Statute Tennessee 
JonathanTurley
APRIL 1, 2023
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Tennessee law limiting drag shows on constitutional grounds. Federal district judge Thomas Parker granted an injunction on the ground that the Tennessee law is vague and overly broad. “Drag” is not defined in the law. I think that Judge Parker is right.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that outlawed abortions based on certain reasons, such as a prenatal diagnosis of Down Syndrome or the race or gender of the fetus. Indeed, hundreds of criminal laws have exactly the same causation requirement…Are they all now up for grabs?”.
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The Crime Report
MAY 16, 2023
Although these justifications are often framed as “common sense,” they ignore the fact that both civil and criminal laws already protect such places. The framing of the issue that [cisgender] women’s safety and trans rights are mutually exclusive advances a false narrative for two big reasons.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 21, 2021
The videotape does appear to satisfy the standard for the use of lethal force under Tennessee v. Garner and other case law. ” That language is derived from Tennessee v. The Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against such fleeing suspects. Garner , 471 U.S.
Above The Law
MARCH 7, 2025
Jackson also inquired about the potential impact of a ruling on the statute of limitations and how courts should approach medical expertise when evaluating agency decisions, especially regarding the safety and efficacy of drugs. Her inquiries aim to clarify the laws structure, urging a closer examination of its effects on different groups.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 18, 2024
Channeling Tennessee Williams in his play “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Judge Scott McAfee wrote that, after their testimony, there remained “an odor of mendacity.” This came after the Justice Department had allowed the statute of limitations to run out on major felonies and scuttled efforts to conduct searches and interviews.
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