Bill making camp-out protests a felony comes under fire

By , Daily Memphian Published: August 25, 2020 4:00 AM CT

A new law stripping people’s voting rights for camping on restricted state property is drawing heat from voting rights advocates and state lawmakers who say it is unjustified.

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Raumesh Akbari Bill Lee Paul Rose Earle Fisher Cameron Sexton
Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.


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