NEW YORK, April 16 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * ACLU of Tennessee Files Lawsuit on Behalf of PEN America and Families to Halt Book Bans in Rutherford County, TN Schools (NASHVILLE, TN)--Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, along with attorney Kerry Knox, filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Rutherford County families   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Urges Tennessee Lawmakers to Reject Bill to Keep Confederate Flag in County Seal The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged Tennessee lawmakers to reject a bill that would keep a Confederate flag on a county seal in that state. That bill, which could be used to protect t  more

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Tennessee Lawmakers Advance Misguided Bill to Shield Gun Industry From Accountability NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Today, volunteers with the Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statements after lawmakers in Tennessee passed SB 1360 through the House and Senate. This bill would e  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * TVA Proactively Sought Exemptions from Pollution Safeguards Knoxville, TN - Four plants in the Tennessee Valley Authority's fleet--Shawnee, Gallatin, Cumberland, and Kingston--have received presidential exemptions from the Trump Administration, delaying critical safeguards against these coal plants emitting hazardous metals in particulates and other air toxics into the Tennessee Valley's a  more