Tennessee’s Republican betrayal of their sworn oath to the Constitution.
The August 22, 2025 ruling in Hughes v. Lee should have been a moment of triumph for constitutional governance in Tennessee. A three-judge panel delivered a masterful defense of Second Amendment rights, striking down two antiquated statutes that had long criminalized the fundamental right to bear arms. Instead of celebrating this victory for constitutional liberty, […]
When you give the enemy an inch…you quickly realize that you should never give the enemy an inch.
In 2019, Governor Bill Lee signed Tennessee’s trigger law (restriction on abortions), which was set to become effective at such a time that Roe v Wade might be overturned by the US Supreme Court. And conservatives cheered while Republican elected leaders took a victory lap. However, little did we know that after 50 years, the […]
Sixth Circuit upholds Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming surgeries on minors.
We applaud the General Assembly’s efforts in protecting children and banning the practice of child mutilation in the state of Tennessee. And we are thankful that for now, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a state legislature’s sovereign power to enact such laws. This is how elected representation should work. However, upon looking […]
Liberty is stolen and truth is perverted just a little at a time.
We all know California is on fire. Conservatives have lost the battle. And it is why many are fleeing the state in droves, oftentimes finding themselves settling down here in Tennessee. But there is a lot to learn from California. Certainly, not so that we can emulate anything that is happening there. But it is […]
The slippery slope of judicial review and perceived wins in the courts.
On July 8, 2023, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay on the district court’s prior ruling on Tennessee’s Prohibition on Medical Procedures Performed on Minors Related to Sexual Identity. Meaning, whereas the court had blocked the law protecting minors from surgeries or the use of puberty blockers designed to impact the nature […]
The courts are no friend to conservatives and the defense of constitutional integrity, even with Trump appointees on the bench.
Every American should be used to this by now. Reprieves granted by the court for the cause of liberty, or morality are rare. Courts seem to be generally averse to protecting the constitutional rights of individuals, especially against government encroachment, and even more so to defending any basis of morality on the underpinnings of natural […]
Does the Tennessee Supreme Court have any constitutional or statutory authority to issue mask mandates in the courts?
Since Governor Bill Lee has recently announced the lifting of restrictions on businesses and the removal of authority from county mayors to issue mask mandates, questions are being asked of various agencies that continue to make such rules and regulations over the people. I was asked by a county commissioner to provide my assessment as […]