Media Coalition Sues Tennessee Prison Officials to Get More Access to Executions

News outlets challenge Tennessee restrictions on press access to executions

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Local Legal Initiative Attorneys Paul McAdoo and Beth Soja and legal fellow Allyson Veile are representing a news media coalition in a new lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s restrictions on press access to executions, arguing that they violate state law, the state constitution, and the First Amendment. On behalf of The Associated Press, Gannett, Nashville Public Media, Nashville Public Radio, Scripps Med…

Tennessee sued over limited access to executions as media demand transparency

News organizations sued Tennessee prison officials over execution protocols that limit media access, arguing the restrictions violate their constitutional rights.

Media coalition sues Tennessee prison officials to get more access to executions

A coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official and a warden, alleging state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit the media’s access and hamper thorough and accurate reporting.

Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate sue state over execution records

Death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols is scheduled to be executed on December 11, but must choose his method of execution by November 11.

Tenn. news outlets sue for full access to state executions

A coalition of news media companies including Six Rivers Media filed a lawsuit Tuesday afternoon seeking greater access for journalists witnessing state-performed executions.

Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate sue state over denied access to execution records

Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols are suing the state, claiming they’ve been denied access to execution records, according to NBC Nashville affiliate WSMV.