MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Since the 2023 death of Tyre Nichols, people living in Memphis have watched the traffic enforcement policies change.

After Nichols's death in January 2023, multiple first responders were fired, and the former Memphis Police officers involved were charged with federal and state charges.

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By March, city councilmembers voted on and passed six ordinances, including one that banned pretextual traffic stops. These stops include police pulling people over for broken taillights and loose bumpers.

By 2024, the Tennessee state legislature had passed a law to block Memphis and other cities from banning pretextual police traffic stops. During a March vote, Shelby County

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