Angele Latham
Reporter at The Tennessean
First Amendment reporter @Tennessean | Once described by an elected official as a “smartass young whippersnapper” | Have a tip? DMs open | She/her
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1 week ago |
tennessean.com | Angele Latham
Six international students attending Middle Tennessee State University have had their visas revoked, according to a statement provided by university officials, as well as public comments made by MTSU University Provost Mark Byrnes. In an April 10 Student Government Association meeting, Byrnes said four students had been “identified by Homeland Security” and subsequently had their visas revoked.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Angele Latham
Following a record-breaking year of book bans across Tennessee, two Tennessee counties are fighting to completely remove library books that reference youth transgender issues, claiming they promote “gender confusion.” The Rutherford County Library System Board passed a policy on March 17 that required the removal of all material from county libraries that “promotes, encourages, advocates for or normalizes transgenderism or 'gender confusion' in minors." Meanwhile, Sumner County officials are...
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2 weeks ago |
tennessean.com | Angele Latham
Two Tennessee counties are moving to ban all transgender books from their county libraries, a move that First Amendment experts are pushing back on. Rutherford County passed a policy in March ordering the removal of all books that discuss transgender issues from county libraries. This week, Sumner County is seeking to follow suit.
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2 weeks ago |
tennessean.com | Angele Latham
Recent laws have created harsh penalties for children who make violent threats against schools. Some experts argue that the laws are overbroad, potentially violating children's First Amendment rights by punishing them for statements that may not have been intended to be a threat. In addition, some experts argue the laws could even discourage kids from reporting actual violent threats for fear of retribution.
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2 weeks ago |
usatoday.com | Angele Latham |Keith Sharon
SELMER, Tenn. — Stacy Thompson pulled Polaroid pictures from the debris pile that was once her home. She sifted through the rubble, warped landscape of shrapnel and debris, and picked the pictures out of the clay mud. The tornado − an EF-3 with 160 mph winds − had taken the house, which had been perched in downtown Selmer, a community of 4,500 people in West Tennessee's McNairy County.
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