TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 14, 2025

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Tennessee, along with Holland & Associates, filed a petition Monday in Davidson County Chancery Court challenging the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s continued implementation of a policy that bars transgender people from updating their driver’s licenses to reflect their gender identities. According to The Tennessean, the petition asks the court to review the legality of the policy and block its implementation while a suit filed in 2024 proceeds. In April 2024, the group sued on behalf of a Monroe County woman seeking to halt a 2023 state law requiring all Tennessee residents to carry identification that reflects their biological sex. The ACLU alleges the policy violates the state constitution.