Tag: Tennessee

A series of redistricting fights in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia is reshaping the struggle over voting rights and congressional control as critics warn that recent Supreme Court decisions are accelerating the erosion of protections for Black voters.

The Nashville Metropolitan Council unanimously voted Monday to restore Jones to office, and he was sworn in Tuesday. Pearson is being sworn back in Thursday.

What occurred in Nashville last week is a frightening reminder of the fragility of American democracy when Republicans obtain supermajorities and no longer need to work with Democratic lawmakers.

The Metropolitan Council of Nashville voted 36 to 0 on Monday to reinstate him.

"This is what folks really have to realize," said former state Rep. Justin Pearson. "The power structure in the state of Tennessee is always wielding against the minority party and people."

“This is authoritarianism,” Tennessee state Representative Justin Jones says of attempts to remove him. “This is an assault on our democracy."

Tennessee signs bill increasing penalties related to political protests to felonies, which could revoke right to vote

“Correctional officers must abide by and adhere to the same laws they take an oath to uphold and enforce.”

“Correctional officers must abide by and adhere to the same laws they take an oath to uphold and enforce.”

"It is not about coal. This decision is about economics."