HowAppealing

MAY 9, 2024

“US Senate panel advances Tennessee prosecutor’s nomination to 6th Circuit”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. ” The post “US Senate panel advances Tennessee prosecutor’s nomination to 6th Circuit” appeared first on How Appealing. And Benjamin S.

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Above The Law

JUNE 24, 2024

The post Can’t Just Commit Felonies On The Clock And Keep Your License In Tennessee appeared first on Above the Law. Practice being honest or lose your practice!

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Illinois and Tennessee Tuesday voted on Election Day ballot measures to add protections to workers’ rights to organize and engage in collective bargaining. Tennessee voters said yes to adding to Article XI of the Tennessee Constitution. These measures add to the majority of US states with right-to-work laws.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Tennessee lawmakers Thursday passed a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for minors under 18 and a bill that bans “adult cabaret performances” in public places. “This is an attempt to erase drag in Tennessee,” Memphis drag queen Bella DuBalle in a video.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The US Supreme Court Monday unanimously sided with Tennessee in a groundwater dispute with Mississippi. The dispute arose out of a Mississippi suit which alleged that the city of Memphis, Tennessee had wrongfully taken water from the Middle Claiborne Aquifer. The key issue was that water lies beneath the boundaries of multiple states.

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Above The Law

JUNE 6, 2024

The post Tennessee Supreme Court Disbars Drug-Trafficking Former Judge appeared first on Above the Law. What happened to selling on Etsy for extra coin?

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A US federal judge Monday approved a settlement for over $1 million in a class action lawsuit that involved a 2018 immigration raid on a Tennessee meat packing plant that lead to the detainment of approximately 100 Latinx workers.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

The Tennessee attorney general’s office previously argued that parents could have sought relief individually instead of filing the federal lawsuit. ” The post Federal court blocks parents in Tennessee from opting out of school mask mandates appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Lee picks Memphis judge Mary Wagner for upcoming Tennessee Supreme Court vacancy”: Evan Mealins of The Tennessean has this report. Lee picks Memphis judge Mary Wagner for upcoming Tennessee Supreme Court vacancy” appeared first on How Appealing. “Gov. The post “Gov.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 18, 2023

“Wildfire lawsuits against US over 2016 Tennessee blaze revived”: Clark Mindock of Reuters has this report on a decision that the U.S. The post “Wildfire lawsuits against US over 2016 Tennessee blaze revived” appeared first on How Appealing.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

“Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. The post “Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors” appeared first on How Appealing.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

“Women denied abortions file lawsuits in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma over bans”: Gabriella Borter of Reuters has this report. The post “Women denied abortions file lawsuits in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma over bans” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tennessee’s Attorney General Herbert Slatery announced Wednesday that the state is suing retail pharmacy giant Walgreens, accusing the chain of contributing to the state’s opioid crisis by failing to maintain effective controls against the abuse of opioids. There were 595 overdose deaths involving prescription opioids in 2o2o.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The post Tennessee Judge Should Really Leave Parenting To The Parents appeared first on Above the Law. If something like this happens again, we need to mandate parenting CLEs for judges.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that outlawed abortions based on certain reasons, such as a prenatal diagnosis of Down Syndrome or the race or gender of the fetus. The court also blocked the state’s six-week abortion ban. It is, in fact, just the opposite.

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JURIST

APRIL 26, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday reinstated a 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions in Tennessee. The US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee struck down the requirement in 2020, declaring it unconstitutional.

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JURIST

JANUARY 1, 2021

Several new Tennessee state laws take effect on January 1. Tennessee tobacco laws will also change on the first day of the year. The post Tennessee employment protection and tobacco age restriction laws take effect appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 19, 2024

Who needs to haul the Tennessee Supreme Court rules, the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, etc. That is why I created a new book that contains only the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence (Courtroom Edition). to a trial court?

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Day on Torts

JUNE 14, 2024

There has been lots of confusion in Tennessee over how to obtain medical records of a deceased person. The Tennessee General Assembly came up with a fix. Some providers require that an estate be opened and a HIPAA-compliant authorization be signed by the personal representative of the estate before they will turn over medical records.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2022

A Tennessee police officer was convicted Saturday of use of excessive force in violation of an arrestee’s civil rights on multiple occasions. The post Former Tennessee police chief convicted of excessive force, federal civil rights abuses appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Day on Torts

MAY 20, 2024

Who needs to haul the Tennessee Supreme Court rules, the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, etc. That is why I created a new book that contains only the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence (Courtroom Edition). to a trial court?

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JURIST

APRIL 6, 2021

Tennessee filed an emergency request on Monday asking the US Supreme Court to reinstate a 48-hour mandatory waiting period for abortions pending appeal. ” He blocked enforcement of the law, stating: Defendants have failed to show that the challenged mandatory waiting period protects fetal life or the health of women in Tennessee. .”

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Above The Law

APRIL 3, 2023

The post Tennessee Judge Rules That Law Banning Drag Shows Is Constitutionally BS appeared first on Above the Law. I wonder if they will be banning children from attending Tyler Perry shows?

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

“Tennessee lawmakers confirm AG’s office lawyer to high court”: Jonathan Mattise of The Associated Press has this report. And the Administrative Office of the Tennessee Courts issued a news release titled “ Campbell Confirmed As Tennessee Supreme Court Justice.”

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Share Confirming expectations, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously denied Mississippi’s claim that Tennessee is stealing its groundwater. The post Court unanimously favors Tennessee in groundwater dispute with Mississippi appeared first on SCOTUSblog. As the court confirmed last year in Florida v.

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JURIST

MAY 26, 2021

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed two major criminal justice reform bills into law Monday. The Alternatives to Incarceration Act , which replaces the Tennessee Community Act of 1985, places a cap on the duration of probation. It is meant to help local governments find alternatives to prison.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A split federal appeals court last week rejected a free speech challenge to a Tennessee law that limits the distribution of absentee ballot applications. In…

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The Crime Report

MAY 13, 2022

After a media investigation last year exposed the fact that juvenile detention facilities in Tennessee were locking children in their cells for more than 23 hours a day, state lawmakers approved laws to ban the practice. But a watchdog group claims that nothing has changed, NewsChannel 5 reports.

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EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 21, 2021

The Tennessee Senate has unanimously passed a police use of force bill: SB 1380. Given my work on the Breonna Taylor case, I'm most heartened to see that it contains a complete ban on no-knock warrants: A magistrate shall not.

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

A Tennessee man already charged for criminal conduct related to his participation in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and an alleged accomplice are now being charged with crimes related to a plot to murder law enforcement and FBI agents who investigated them.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 6, 2023

You have just a few days to obtain a pre-publication printed copy of my new book, Tennessee Wrongful Death Law at a substantial discount. The book is Tennessee’s only comprehensive treatise on the law of wrongful death. It has 82 sections and cites hundreds of Tennessee cases. Continue reading.

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Law 360

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Tennessee is accusing asset manager BlackRock of misleading customers about its environmental, social and corporate governance investment strategies in an effort to appeal to a broad base of customers, according to a suit filed in Tennessee state court Monday.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Tennessee Justice Programs provides 15 hours of on-demand continuing legal action for Tennessee lawyers. Penny White, Joe Riley, and I speak on a variety of subjects of interest to Tennessee trial lawyers who do civil trial work. Reduced rates available for those who purchase multiple courses.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

“Appeals court restores Tennessee Down syndrome abortion ban”: Kimberlee Kruesi of The Associated Press has this report on an en banc per curiam order , accompanied by a dissenting opinion , that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued yesterday.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 6, 2023

Holland & Knight has announced a merger with Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, a Nashville, Tennessee-based law firm with more than 280 lawyers. The merged…

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HowAppealing

APRIL 6, 2021

“Tennessee takes abortion dispute to Supreme Court”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

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Law 360

MARCH 21, 2024

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law Thursday a first-of-its-kind legislation intended to tackle misuse of artificial intelligence by modifying a state law banning unauthorized copies of artists' works to cover musicians, their voices and their songs.

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