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Tennessee Supreme Court rules that TPPA petition does not affect right to nonsuit.

Day on Torts

The Tennessee Supreme Court has affirmed that the filing of a TPPA petition to dismiss by a defendant does not bar a plaintiff from voluntarily dismissing a case. In addition to motions to dismiss, two defendants filed petitions to dismiss under the Tennessee Public Protection Act (“TPPA”). In Flade v. 3d —, No.

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Bible note changed writer’s will, Tennessee appeals court rules

ABA Journal

A state appeals court has ruled that a handwritten instruction in a Bible that included only the first name of the writer was a valid…

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Federal judge declares Tennessee’s anti-drag bill unconstitutional

JURIST

Judge Thomas Parker, a judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Friday ruled that Tennessee’s Adult Entertainment Act (AEA) is unconstitutional. In his opinion, Parker ruled that the AEA violates First Amendment rights. Parker previously enjoined the AEA in April.

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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

Attorney at Work

Managing an increasing volume of cases and court deadlines– sometimes in multiple jurisdictions – is one of the biggest time management challenges for law firms. . A Tennessee lawyer was suspended and put on probation after failing to file a personal injury case. The Solution: Integrated Court Rules.

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US Supreme Court rules reckless offenses do not qualify as ‘violent felony’

JURIST

One of the three violent felonies the government alleged as a predicate to the ACCA charge was for reckless aggravated assault under Tennessee law. ” The post US Supreme Court rules reckless offenses do not qualify as ‘violent felony’ appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Snail Darter RIP: The Species that Shut Down the Tellico Dam May Not Actually Exist

JonathanTurley

The controversy began in 1967 when the Tennessee Valley Authority started constructing a dam on the Little Tennessee River, roughly 20 miles outside Knoxville. Zygmunt Plater, an environmental law professor at Boston College, represented the snail darter before the Supreme Court. In Tennessee Valley Auth. That was then.

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Confederate Memorabilia Wins a Black Man a New Trial in Tennessee

The Crime Report

A Tennessee appeals court has unanimously ruled Tim Gilbert, a Black man convicted of aggravated assault and other charges by an all-white jury should get a new trial, saying that prosecutors failed to rebut a claim made by defense lawyers that the room where the jury deliberated was prejudicial to the man, reports the New York Times.

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