Chancery Court
Coverage of Chancery Court in the Nexus archive.
- Judge temporarily blocks Tenn. policy forcing families to choose lifesaving care for kids or risk deportation
A Tennessee judge temporarily blocked a state policy requiring the Tennessee Department of Health to report children in a federally funded medical program to immigration authorities if they are suspected of lacking legal status. The policy, challenged in a lawsuit by the Tennessee Justice Center on behalf of physicians, could have disrupted lifesaving care for over 400 immigrant children with severe medical conditions.
- Tennessee’s “Nuclear Family Month” is a slap in the face of dads fighting for their children
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a resolution sponsored by Rep. Bud Hulsey designating June as 'Nuclear Family Month,' which critics argue undermines single parents and LGBTQ+ communities. The resolution includes statistics about fatherless children but faces backlash for prioritizing traditional family models over broader social issues.