The abrogation of rights by rulemaking.
A couple of weeks ago, we tried to answer the question of many homeschool parents as they were registering their students through homeschool umbrella programs in Tennessee. “Why am I being asked the immunization status of my homeschool child?” The confusion came about because of the passage this year of HB252 by Rep. Jody Barrett […]
Does the first amendment protect obscene materials in schools?
It is incredibly important that when passing legislation to solve a problem that we do not create new ones by making the wrong argument. Upon review of some laws that were passed this year, we found just that. This then led us to take a closer look at a school board meeting in Williamson County […]
The lawlessness and ineptitude of the Bill Lee administration are unceasing.
On October 30, 2021, the Tennessee General Assembly passed an omnibus bill, HB9077, dealing with discrimination based on vaccination status for COVID-19 among other things. Governor Bill Lee signed this into law on November 12th. The discrimination part of the bill is quite simple. TCA § 14-2-102(a) reads: “A private business, governmental entity, school, or […]
What should we be striving for in the special session hopefully beginning on October 27th?
I. Vaccine mandates by employers must come to an end. Places of public accommodation must not require a status of vaccination for entry or to receive goods and services. We are asking legislators to defend individual liberty and protect what we consider a basic human right, the right to make our own medical decisions. One […]