Silently holding signs at legislative hearings is protected political speech
By: Justin Hayes - September 14, 2023
During the Tennessee General Assembly’s August special session on public safety at a House Civil Justice Subcommittee meeting, police escorted protestors out of the hearing for holding signs that read “1 KID > ALL THE GUNS.” Before the subcommittee chair called attention to them, the women were not shouting or being disruptive and were simply […]