The bill now goes to Republican Gov. Bill Lee for his signature. Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, a Democrat and former community activist from Memphis who represents District 86 ...

‘The Tennessee Three’ formerly started out as three individuals, State Reps. Justin Pearson, Gloria Johnson, and Justin Jones, with their communal fight for gun reform laws. The three would ...

Justin J. Pearson (Memphis) -- on Thursday, one week after they broke several House decorum rules and protested for gun control measures. The Tennessee House of Representatives is expected to ...

Justin Pearson took office as a Tennessee state representative in August 2023. Pearson was part of the "Tennessee Three" who led chants during protests against gun violence at the state Capitol in ...

“It wasn’t something grand or unique outside of the actual simplistic meaning of friendship,” says Justin Pearson of the upcoming Swing Kids reunion show. “John Brady, the band’s ...

Tennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday expelled Democratic lawmakers Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for speaking out of turn on the House floor. WSJ’s Mariah Timms ...

Sebastian Rogers' parents talk about his disappearance a year later, elk poaching is a problem in East TN, and potholes return to TN roads. One mid-state organization is hoping more states will ...

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You might think Justin J. Pearson just burst into the spotlight as an outspoken advocate, but those who know him say he's been at it for years. You might think Justin J. Pearson just burst into ...

Justin Pearson is a managing attorney at the Institute for Justice in Miami. Milk-industry players want the government to stop non-dairy varieties from using the term ...

In the wake of a horrific school shooting in his home state, Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson calls for Americans to stand up to the NRA and demand that the GOP finally take action on guns ...

But Justin J. Pearson, an actor and activist with his own roots in Memphis, reminds us that the path to justice is still paved through the south. Pearson founded Memphis Community Against the ...