Author: Deborah Fisher
TN Supreme Court: We have not approved ‘outright ban’ on public access in state’s courts
Memphis police limit media requests to view public records to 1 journalist per day
Memphis journalist files First Amendment lawsuit after removal from city's media advisory list
Wanda Lloyd to speak on 'Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism' at MTSU on Feb. 10
Federal judge rejects Tennessee's argument that voter registration law is free of First Amendment concerns
The Slants founder to speak at MTSU on his First Amendment fight to protect band name
Pulitzer Prize Series at MTSU: The role of journalism in reporting on mass shootings
Groups file First Amendment lawsuit in Tennessee over new voter-registration law
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