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Ruling: Tennessee cannot criminalize speech on abortion
Original: “‘the State of # Tennessee cannot criminalize speech about topics the Republican Supermajority and the Attorney General’
A ruling holds that Tennessee cannot criminalize speech about topics the Republican supermajority and the state Attorney General's office deem objectionable, nor extend its abortion ban across state lines to regulate conduct its own laws do not govern. The decision is being shared by commentators as a free-speech check on state power, with supporters calling it a rebuke to Republican lawmakers' efforts to police discussion of abortion.
Why now: A court decision limiting Tennessee's ability to restrict speech and enforce its abortion ban beyond its borders is drawing attention amid ongoing national fights over abortion and free expression.
TennesseeTennessee Attorney GeneralTennessee General AssemblyRepublican Party
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- “‘the State of # Tennessee cannot criminalize speech about topics the Republican Supermajority and the Attorney General’s office deems iniquitous, and it cannot export its # abortion ban across state lines to regulate conduct its own # laws do not govern’” # law # gop… · micchiato@kolektiva.social · 6
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