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Federal ruling blocks Tennessee from criminalizing abortion-related speech
Original: “‘the State of # Tennessee cannot criminalize speech about topics the Republican Supermajority and the Attorney General’
A federal court has ruled that Tennessee cannot criminalize speech on topics the Republican supermajority and the state Attorney General's office consider objectionable, and cannot enforce its abortion ban beyond state lines. The ruling, circulated widely online, rejects the state's attempt to regulate conduct occurring in other states where abortion remains legal.
Why now: The ruling limits both Tennessee's abortion ban and its attempts to police discussion of out-of-state abortion care, drawing strong reactions.
TennesseeTennessee Attorney GeneralRepublican 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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