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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 25, 2025

After losing at the U.S. 6th Court of Appeals, journalist Dan McCaleb plans to take his case to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Nashville Banner reports. In McCaleb v. Long, McCaleb argues that the general public should be allowed to attend the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Advisory Commission meetings, which have been closed to the public since 2018. The appellate court ruled that the test for such challenges does not apply to advisory proceedings. The ruling upholds a district court opinion from 2024. In a press release, the Liberty Justice Center, which represents McCaleb, expressed disappointment with the ruling and said it would appeal.