Daniel Horwitz

4 Jul, 2022

We need a closer eye on what is happening in state prisons
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We need a closer eye on what is happening in state prisons

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We need a closer eye on what is happening in state prisons

By Deborah Fisher|2022-07-05T09:34:35-05:00July 4, 2022|Categories: state records|Tags: ACLU, CoreCivic, Daniel Horwitz, jails, NAACP, prisons, Tennessee Department of Correction, Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility|0 Comments

Our government should operate safe and secure prisons. If it is failing, the public should be able to know so that citizens can press for change. Based on the state’s own assessment of its prison system and the number of complaints coming from some prisons, including Trousdale, it seems clear that we need a closer eye on what is happening within.

23 Jun, 2022

Non-disparagement clause violates free-speech rights of Nashville school board members, court says
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Non-disparagement clause violates free-speech rights of Nashville school board members, court says

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Non-disparagement clause violates free-speech rights of Nashville school board members, court says

By Deborah Fisher|2022-06-23T10:38:18-05:00June 23, 2022|Categories: First Amendment, school boards|Tags: Amy Frogge, censorship, Daniel Horwitz, First Amendment, Fran Bush, free speech, Jill Speering, Metro Nashville school board, school boards, Shawn Joseph|0 Comments

A school board's agreement to not say anything disparaging about a director of schools it fired violates the First Amendment free speech rights of school board members, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled in a case upholding a lower court's decision.