As Tennessee Governor Bill Lee calls on the state legislature to propose an enhanced “order of protection” law–Democrats, media, and gun rights groups have said the governor’s “order of protection” law essentially amounts to a “red flag” law, something many Republicans have said are a nonstarter in the bright red state. Lee, a Republican who…
IN-DEPTH: Red Flag or ERPO? Some Tennessee Republicans Seek Rebrand, But Face Opposition From Within and Gun Rights Groups
Amid National Focus on Tennessee, Gay Pride Festival Causes Tension in Local Town
A gay pride festival in Franklin, Tennessee, dominated hours of conversation at a Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting this week, with the city’s mayor casting a tie-breaking vote to allow the festival to be held at a public park for its third year. The meeting on April 11 had over 100 members of the…
Mississippi Governor Signs Bill That ‘Takes Direct Aim’ at Efforts to Create Gun Registries and Databases
April 13, 2023
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, has signed a bill that “takes direct aim” at efforts to create gun registries and databases that would track the purchase of firearms. “The Second Amendment rights of Mississippians shall not be infringed,” Reeves said in a press release. “My administration will continue to push back on national Democrats’ unconstitutional…
LIVE 10 AM ET: Tennessee Ousted Lawmaker Returns to State House
April 13, 2023
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Justin Pearson, a Democratic State Representative ousted from the Tennessee House of Representatives, returns to the state legislature after being reinstated at 10 a.m. ET on April 13. The House expelled Pearson and two other Representatives for breaking decorum with a gun control demonstration on the House floor. …
LIVE NOW: Tennessee Ousted Lawmaker Returns to State House
April 13, 2023
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Justin Pearson, a Democratic State Representative ousted from the Tennessee House of Representatives, returns to the state legislature after being reinstated at 10 a.m. ET on April 13. The House expelled Pearson and two other Representatives for breaking decorum with a gun control demonstration on the House floor. …
Tennessee Ousted Lawmaker Returns to State House
April 13, 2023
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Justin Pearson, a Democratic State Representative ousted from the Tennessee House of Representatives, returns to the state legislature after being reinstated at 10 a.m. ET on April 13. The House expelled Pearson and two other Representatives for breaking decorum with a gun control demonstration on the House floor. …
Memphis Police Banned From Performing Pretextual Traffic Stops
April 13, 2023
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Police in Memphis will no longer be able to make pretextual traffic stops after city officials voted on April 11 to end them. The Memphis City Council voted unanimously to pass the Driving Equality Act in Honor of Tyre Nichols, named after the 29-year-old black man who died in the hospital on Jan. 10, three days after…
LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (April 12): Trump Sues Former Lawyer Michael Cohen for $500 Million; 2nd Expelled TN Democrat Lawmaker Reinstated
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has filed a federal lawsuit against Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, a Trump spokesperson confirmed with The Epoch Times on April 12. The team alleges that Cohen breached his attorney-client relationship by spreading falsehoods about the former president. In a tweet on April 8, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said…
NTD Evening News (April 12): Trump Sues Former Lawyer Michael Cohen for $500 Million; 2nd Expelled TN Democrat Lawmaker Reinstated
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has filed a federal lawsuit against Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, a Trump spokesperson confirmed with The Epoch Times on April 12. The team alleges that Cohen breached his attorney-client relationship by spreading falsehoods about the former president. In a tweet on April 8, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said…
Senate Democrats Ask DOJ to Probe Expulsion of Tennessee State Legislators
April 12, 2023
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Congressional Democrats want the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether the Tennessee legislature violated federal law or the civil rights of two state representatives expelled for their part in March 30 protests in the Tennessee House. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and…
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