Controversial protest measure stalls in legislature
After the second attempt by protesters to take the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, the Memphis Police Department, decked out in riot gear, follows the remaining protesters throughout Downtown Memphis on June 1, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A bill that would give drivers immunity for hitting protesters in some instances is not moving forward this year.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.