The judiciary is tightening financial disclosure rules for U.S. Supreme Court justices and other judges covering certain trips, meals and other personal hospitality. In changes disclosed this week, the Judicial Conference clarified regulations around financial reporting exemptions. Under the new standard, justices must disclose travel to a resort or other commercial property paid for by a business or certain third parties. The new standard took effect March 14. Bloomberg Law has more on the change.

The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to go on a “hiring spree” for immigration judges next year, Knoxville Times reports. In its budget proposal for fiscal year 2024, which starts Oct. 1, the department is seeking $1.46 billion for the office tasked with adjudicating immigration claims. The request represents an increase of nearly 70% in funding and would enable the agency to hire 965 new judicial staff, including 150 new immigration judges. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in written testimony before a Senate appropriations subcommittee that the effort is designed to address the backlog of cases. There are currently about 600 immigration judges in the country (more than double from just a few years ago) handling more than two million cases.

Nashville Public Television has partnered with AgeWell Middle Tennessee this year for its Aging Matters Digital Scam Prevention Workshop series. Each workshop will include a screening of "Aging Matters: Exposing Cyber Threats" followed by a presentation on identifying and preventing cyber scams for older adults. Sessions will be held in Ashland City, Dover, Erwin, Franklin, Gallatin, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Smyrna and Springfield. Workshops are free but registration is required. Get details on events.

The state House has passed House Joint Resolution 5, which proposes a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Chattanoogan.com reports. More than 60 Tennessee legislators have signed the term limits pledge, indicating their support for the change. If approved by the Senate, Tennessee would be one of several states applying for a states-only convention to propose term limits on Congress. To be adopted, constitutional amendments must be approved by 38 states after being proposed by 34 state legislatures.

First Lady Jill Biden will attend a citywide candlelight vigil this evening in Nashville’s Public Square Park to honor the victims of Monday’s shooting at The Covenant School, the Tennessean reports. Mayor John Cooper, Metro Council member Russ Pulley, State Rep. Rev. Harold Love Jr., Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake and Nashville Fire Department Chief William Swann will speak during the vigil, accompanied by clergy members and other state and local officials. President Joe Biden said today that he plans to travel to the city in the near future as well. To support those impacted by the shooting, the Tennessean has an overview of ways to help, including giving to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s new Caring for Covenant Fund and individual Go Fund Me accounts. The Scene has a roundup of vigils and rallies taking place this week. Alive Hospice will host two webinars next month on supporting a grieving child and has resources from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Finally, the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center has resources for educators, parents, caregivers, survivors, community members and community leaders, while the federal Office of Victims of Crimes has a Nashville-specific resource page.

The TBA is getting ready to hit the road again for the spring/summer season of its Court Square Series. The first stop will be in Jamestown on April 12. The three-hour program is designed to provide attorneys with the latest developments in multiple areas of the law. Kick off the afternoon with a lunch and learn networking session with TBA leadership and then hear from retired lawyer James Romer and Timothy Takacs with Takacs McGinnis Elder Care Law in Hendersonville. Watch for more details on topics coming soon.

The Tennessean takes a look into politics, with updates on legislation that would lower open gun carry age limits from 21 to 18; a Senate panel’s rejection of a bill that would require adult cabaret performers to obtain work permits; the outlook for a measure that would block insurance companies from contracting with TennCare if they cover gender transition care; and Senate support for making Juneteenth an official state holiday. A number of bills also are likely dead for the year. The Jackson Sun reports on the fate of a bill that would have moved foreclosure advertisements from newspapers to a state-owned website. WPLN reports on the effort to eliminate the state Commission on Children and Youth. And WKRN looks at a bill that would have authorized the legislature to nullify any “unconstitutional federal action."

Leaders of the Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP issued a public demand for the release of five Black children taken from their parents after a misdemeanor traffic stop last month. The organization, joined by its local, youth and college chapters, also called for an investigation into all departments involved in removal of the children, Tennessee Lookout reports. Bianca Clayborne and Deonte Williams were traveling from Georgia to Chicago when they were pulled over in Coffee County for tinted windows and driving in the left-hand lane without passing. During a search of the car, police found five grams of marijuana. Williams was arrested while Clayborne was given a citation and told she could leave. Later, as Clayborne waited to post bond for Williams, DCS took the children from her saying they were “dependent and neglected.” It later amended its court petition to say the children were abused.

Four adults and three children are dead following a shooting at The Covenant School, a small private Christian elementary school affiliated with Covenant Presbyterian Church in the Green Hills area of Nashville. The suspect, a 28-year-old and former student at the school, had two "assault-type" weapons as well as a pistol, according to police. Police identified the suspect by his name at birth, Audrey Hale, and did not provide another name. They later reported he was a transgender man who used male pronouns. The suspect died at the scene after being shot by police. The Tennessean has the latest on developments. In a statement, President Joe Biden expressed condolences for victims' families and renewed his call for Congress to ban assault weapons.

About a dozen Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) personnel were seen going in and out of Davidson County District Attorney Glenn Funk's offices in downtown Nashville last week as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, News Channel 5 reports. Technicians were seen using a device that, according to the manufacturer, is "designed to detect illicit eavesdropping signals." A TBI spokesperson confirmed the agents were at the office "working in an official capacity" but declined to speak about the "nature or scope of efforts." Funk released a statement saying his office "extended an invitation to the TBI and the Attorney General’s Office several weeks ago to come inspect our office security system. We are pleased they are finally here and we expect their investigation will find nothing inappropriate, much less illegal."