'Expect a Lawsuit' on Tennessee anti-gay law, attorney says

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Nashville-based attorney Abby Rubenfeld tells Pith that a lawsuit challenging HB600, the bill that prevents Tennessee cities from enacting nondiscrimination policies different from the state's, is in the works. Rubenfeld's comments come hours after Gov. Bill Haslam signed the bill into law Monday afternoon.

"Yes, you can expect a lawsuit," Rubenfeld said. "We're working on it."

She wouldn't provide details but said a New York-based national firm would be assisting local attorneys in the suit. She also said they are finalizing plaintiffs and backers. ...

Haslam signed the bill into law despite strong objection from a variety of sources. LGBT supporters have called the bill discriminatory, as have a number of corporations with considerable Tennessee presence, including AT&T and FedEx. Those companies eventually saw through a thinly articulated argument from Casada and others on the far right that the Nashville law would somehow strain or inhibit business development in the state.

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'Expect a Lawsuit' on HB600, Attorney Says

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1. 'Sokay; Tennessee is flush with all kinds of cash

They have nothing better to spend it on than defending bigotry made law.

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