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The GOP-backed bill would dissolve the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, which investigates discrimination complaints.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A panel of federal appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee can begin enforcing a law that requires pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals panel's decision Monday came as the issue heads to the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments Wednesday over a similar Texas law.

Registry member says office is politically motivated

Despite a major funding increase for personnel over two years, Tennessee’s Attorney General’s Office notified the Registry of Election Finance it is “not an investigative agency” and that the agency can find other options if it isn’t satisfied with the length of time it takes to complete probes.

Jonathan Skrmetti joins 18 GOP counterparts in contesting a proposed federal rule protecting reproductive health records

Tennessee has passed a record-breaking number of anti-LGBTQ laws in the past three years. Its first-of-its-kind law restricting drag was struck down earlier this month, but AG Skrmetti has said he intends to appeal that decision.

Medical center releases medical records, including those of transgender minors, to Tennessee Attorney General

Questions remain over how a law designed to limit drag shows in Tennessee will be enforced after a federal judge declared it unconstitutional while saying the decision only applied to the state’s most populated county. Last week, U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker ruled that the first-in-the-nation law was “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad,” and encouraged “discriminatory enforcement.” Yet questions have remained about how prosecutors will respond. Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a statement that the law remains in effect outside of Shelby County. However, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy told reporters Tuesday that district attorneys likely won’t enforce a law that a federal judge says violates the First Amendment.

A Tennessee state lawmaker from Paris wants to change the way the state’s attorney general ascends to the office. Currently the state’s constitution…