A state judge decided that the new rule banning signs from House proceedings was likely unconstitutional and allowed a temporary ban on the rule to continue.
on Monday, striking down a new decorum rule that House members had enacted last week to restrict members of the public from bringing signs into proceedings during its special legislative session.
Davidson County Chancery Court Judge Anne Martin wrote in her order that the controversial decorum rule will remain blocked for the remainder of the special session dealing with public safety in the state, which was called upon by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee in light ofA temporary injunction on the decorum rule was issued after a lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee last Wednesday, which sued Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton among others on behalf of three...
Spectators in the gallery of the House chamber wave signs during a special session at the Tennessee State Capitol on August 21 in Nashville, Tennessee. A state judge ruled on Monday that a decorum rule that prohibits signs from being brought by the public into legislative proceedings during the special session was likely unconstitutional.
A video of the moment that the three women—Allison Polidor, Erica Bowton and Maryam Abolfazli—were thrown out by state troopers during a session held by the Tennessee House Civil Justice subcommittee attracted national attention last week.
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