TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 15, 2017
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery made the argument last week that the new “natural and ordinary” law does “nothing new at all,” the Associated Press reports. Slatery’s words were included in a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by four married lesbian couples expecting children through artificial insemination. The law, which requires using the “natural and ordinary meaning” of all words in state law, was criticized by LGBT groups that believe that the requirement allows for discrimination against same-sex couples.