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Transgender Tennesseans want state’s refusal to amend birth certificates declared unconstitutional

Associated Press
Tennessee
May 3, 2024

The plaintiffs — four transgender women born in Tennessee — argue in court filings that sex is properly determined not by external genitalia but by gender identity.

Judge upholds Tennessee law to stop crossover voting in primaries. Critics say the law is too vague.

Associated Press
Tennessee
March 5, 2024

‘My hope is that people still vote in the Primary of their choice, and this doesn’t reduce voter turnout.’