Second Tennessee lawmaker to return to chamber after explusion Shelby County Board of Commissioners votes to restore Justin Pearson to seat after he was ousted for US gun protest. Al Jazeera · Apr 12, 2023
Memphis officials vote to reinstate expelled lawmaker Justin Pearson Justin Pearson made history last week when he and fellow Democrat Justin Jones were expelled from their elected offices for leading a gun control demonstration on the Tennessee House floor. Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2023
Second expelled Democratic lawmaker reinstated to Tennessee House County officials voted unanimously to return Memphis-area state Rep Justin Pearson to the state House The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Both Black Tennessee lawmakers have been reinstated after being expelled by GOP Less than a week after Republicans expelled him from the state House after leading a protest in the legislature calling for gun law reforms, Justin J. Pearson gets his seat back. WEKU · Apr 12, 2023
‘You can’t expel our fight’: ousted Democrat returns to Tennessee house Memphis officials voted to reinstate Justin Pearson, the second of two lawmakers expelled from legislature by Republicans The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2023
Commentary: Tennessee Republicans can’t stop progress Across the country, the illogical priorities of the right have become more and more glaring. And nowhere is this worse than in Tennessee, where conservatives have banned books and drag shows but have done nothing to protect kids from what is now their most likely cause of death: gun violence.… Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2023
Koch backs Republicans behind expulsions GOPers funded by Koch Industries, which is owned by the conservative Koch family and has worked to loosen gun laws Salon · Apr 12, 2023
2nd Black lawmaker could be returned to Tennessee House Commissioners in Memphis are scheduled to decide whether to return a Black Democrat to the Republican-led Tennessee House The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Removing Black lawmakers is voter suppression – and the US has done it for centuries Despite the claims of politicians and the media, the expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson is far from ‘unprecedented’ The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2023
Reinstated Tennessee lawmaker reveals conversation with Republican who forced him out over gun protest Justin Jones says a Republican lawmaker told him he was asked by leadership to file the resolution to expel him The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Tennessee Republican accused of calling Democrat expelled over gun protest a ‘baboon’ in 2020 Rep Justin Jones was reinstated by Nashville’s metro council earlier this week The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
What's next for the Tennessee House lawmakers who were expelled Their expulsion over a gun reform protest has attracted national attention. Axios · Apr 11, 2023
Justin Jones reinstated amid GOP threat State leaders reportedly threatened local funds needed to run schools if Jones and Justin Pearson are reinstated Salon · Apr 11, 2023
First Thing: US seeks to mend ties with key allies after Pentagon leaks Defence secretary speaks to South Korean counterpart after leak suggesting US was spying on Seoul’s internal discussions on arms sales. Plus, the man who walked around the world The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2023
Chicago Tribune · Apr 11, 2023 Editorial: The alarming rise of extremist anger solves nothing All that Tennessee Republicans achieved with the expulsion of two duly elected Democratic Party members of the Tennessee legislature was to provide raw material for social media-fueled outrage, help the Democratic fundraising arm and turn a pair of progressive young Black legislators into national political figures.
Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023 Francis Wilkinson: Tennessee politics and US gun policies are both warped by racism The removal of two Black lawmakers from the Tennessee legislature last week, for disrupting proceedings in the state House of Representatives during protests of inaction on gun violence, dispensed with racial symbolism and dog whistles. It was a raw racial drama, an overt and aggressive complement to the racial realities…
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2023 Black lawmaker who was expelled reinstated to Tennessee House seat The Nashville city council voted unanimously to send Justin Jones back to the Legislature after he was ousted with a colleague last week. He immediately took the oath of office.
Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2023 Expelled Nashville lawmaker returns to Tennessee legislature The Metro Nashville Council has voted unanimously to reappoint Justin Jones, 27, to his seat in the state legislature.
Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2023 Black lawmaker Justin Jones reinstated to Tennessee House after GOP expulsion Nashville’s metro council voted Monday to reinstate Tennessee state lawmaker Justin Jones, who was expelled from his elected position last week by a Republican supermajority.
WEKU · Apr 10, 2023 Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones returns to Capitol after Nashville Council reinstates him Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, who was expelled from the state House last week alongside former Rep. Justin Pearson of Memphis, was reinstated to his seat Monday on an interim basis.
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023 Nashville votes to reinstate Justin Jones, Tennessee legislator expelled by Republicans for gun protest Fellow expelled lawmaker could be sent back to state legislature as soon as Wednesday
The Guardian - US · Apr 10, 2023 Nashville council votes to reinstate expelled Democrat Justin Jones Republican majority had ousted Jones and fellow house member Justin Pearson over protests they led demanding gun control
Axios · Apr 10, 2023 Nashville council sends expelled lawmaker Justin Jones back to Tennessee House Jones was reinstated, and the meeting was over in a matter of minutes.
Salon · Apr 10, 2023 Tenn. GOP: We are "just beginning" Republicans are trying to cash in on what critics have called a blatantly anti-democratic and authoritarian vote
Salon · Apr 10, 2023 GOP threatens funds to ousted Dem's city Commissioner says they're "being threatened by the state to take away funding needed funding to run our schools"