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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 18, 2021

State Rep. John Ragan, R-Oak Ridge, has reportedly asked the state attorney general for a formal opinion on whether Davidson County District Attorney General Glenn Funk’s public statements that he will not enforce a new law are grounds for disciplinary action or removal. In May, Gov. Bill Lee signed into a law a new requirement that businesses and government facilities open to the public post a sign if they let transgender people use multi-person bathrooms, locker rooms or changing rooms associated with their gender identity. Funk has been vocal that his office will not pursue charges against anyone who refuses to hang the sign. Ragan says he understands prosecutors have discretion with regard to the cases they bring but takes issue with Funk announcing such decisions in the media, the Tennessean reports.