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| Mayor wants to look at combining courts |
| Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield thinks it might be time to combine the City Court and General Sessions Court and their clerks' offices, like it was 16 years ago. "It's not just a matter of money," he said. "It's a matter of efficiency and not confusing the public about where their needs are handled." |
The Times Free-Press has the story
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| Washington County justice center nears completion |
| The George Jaynes Justice Center in Washington County is nearly ready to open.
The complex combines courts from Jonesborough and Johnson City with judicial chambers, clerk's offices, plus sheriff's office and an expansion of the Washington County Detention Center. |
Johnson City Press has the details
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| General Sessions court like 'working in an E.R.' |
| A typical day in Hamilton County General Sessions Court is
"like working in an emergency room," says supervising prosecutor Lila Statom. Read this descriptive account of the court that
General Sessions Judge Bob Moon says deals with the "continuing saga of human breakdown" more than any other segment of government. |
The Times Free-Press reports
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| Artist lied about AP image in Obama 'HOPE' poster |
| Artist Shepard Fairey recently admitted concealing a key mistake in a lawsuit over his use of an Associated Press photo in his famous Barack Obama "HOPE" poster.
Fairey said that he tried to cover up his error by submitting false images and deleting others,
a move that has caused his lawyers to consider withdrawing from the case. |
WRCB-TV carried this AP story
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| Jefferson really gone, after second resignation letter |
| Although Elbert Jefferson sent a resignation letter Friday addressed to mayor-elect AC Wharton, it was his letter sent Sunday to Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery that counted.
Jefferson is under state and federal investigation related to his actions as city attorney. Sunday night's letter means Jefferson's tumultuous career as the city's top attorney is over.
Meanwhile, a hearing on an ouster suit against Jefferson scheduled for Monday was postponed in light of his resignation letter.
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Read it in the Commercial Appeal
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| Politics |
| Wharton names transition team |
| Newly elected Memphis Mayor A C Wharton announced seven members of his transition team today, three of whom are lawyers. They are Herman Morris, Jim Strickland and Paul Morris. |
Read the full list from the Commercial Appeal
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| Wharton campaign funded heavily by lawyers |
| Attorneys accounted for nearly one-third of the 640 donations listed in A C Wharton's latest campaign report, filed Oct. 8. In all, Wharton, who won the Shelby County mayoral election last week, reported nearly $336,000 in receipts between July 1 and Oct. 5. |
Read more in the Commercial Appeal
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| Upcoming |
| Hale to lecture on 'renegade presidential electors' |
| The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy will present a lecture by a UT alumnus who is serving on a national committee looking at the problem of "renegade presidential electors."
Jess O. Hale, Jr., a senior legislative attorney with the Office of Legal Services of the Tennessee General Assembly, will speak at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20, at the Baker Center in Knoxville. The event is free and open to the public.
His lecture will describe the problem posed by electors who disregard their party's preferred candidates when voting for U.S. presidential or vice presidential candidates during the Electoral College. |
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