Governor signs bill into law preventing limits on traffic stops
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (in a file photo) on Thursday, March 28, signed a bill that prevents local jurisdictions from limiting law enforcement from conducting traffic stops. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
Bill Lee signed a law that nullifies a Memphis ordinance that banned pretextual stops, which was passed in 2023 after Tyre Nichols’ death.
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Bill Lee traffic stops Brent Taylor Tyre NicholsJulia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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