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CNBC's Cities of Success Nashville: Sneak Peek
  + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCNBC's Cities of Success Nashville: Sneak PeekOn Wednesday, December 6 at 10pm ET/PT, CNBC will air a one-hour primetime "Cities of Success" special featuring Nashville, Tenn., exploring its remarkable evolution from an economy once almost exclusively powered by music to a prominent center for healthcare and research. Nashville is experiencing explosive development and attracting the likes of Amazon, Oracle, Nissan, AllianceBernstein, Lamborghini, Ferrari, venture capital, startups and professional sports teams. Anchored by CNBC's Carl Quintanilla, the program features interviews with country music star Garth Brooks corporate leaders from AllianceBernstein, Lamborghini, Nissan, Amazon, Frist Cressey Ventures, Electronic Arts, plus real estate developers and former Democratic Tennessee Governor and Nashville Mayor Philip Bredesen, former Republican Tennessee Gov. and Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam among others.
Persons: CNBC's Carl Quintanilla, Garth Brooks, Nashville Mayor Philip Bredesen, Bill Haslam Organizations: CNBC's, Success, CNBC, Nashville, Oracle, Nissan, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Amazon, Frist Cressey Ventures, Electronic Arts, Democratic Tennessee Governor, Nashville Mayor, Republican Tennessee Gov, Knoxville Locations: Tenn, Nashville
The Justice Department said the law violated the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment, which promises equal protection. The Justice Department also said it was asking the court to issue an immediate order to prevent the law from going into effect on July 1. But many medical associations have said the law is transphobic and that gender-affirming care can be life-saving. Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the ban into law last month along with a separate measure restricting drag performances in public. Several other U.S. states have banned gender-affirming care for minors, and over the last several weeks groups have sued over laws adopted in Utah, Florida, Indiana and Arkansas.
But many medical associations have said the law is transphobic and that gender-affirming care can be life-saving. The new lawsuit says depriving transgender youth of medically necessary care will have devastating consequences for them and their families. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three families with transgender children and a Memphis-based doctor who performs gender-affirming procedures. Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the ban into law last month along with a separate measure restricting drag performances in public. Several other U.S. states have banned gender-affirming care for minors, and over the last several weeks groups have sued over laws adopted in Utah, Florida, Indiana and Arkansas.
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