Dover Signature Properties recently turned the old Tennessee State Supreme Court building in Knoxville into 63 apartments. The renovated building, called The Tribute, includes seven floors with one bedroom and studio spaces, along with a rooftop lounge. The company plans to open 237 more units by the end of the year, WBIR reports.

The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill from U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a Memphis Democrat, that would direct the National Park Service to study the feasibility of adding lynching sites in and around Memphis to its properties. The Lynching Sites Project of Memphis, a nonprofit seeking to commemorate about two dozen locations, has been working to document the sites, Tennessee Lookout reports. Congress enacted bills with similar missions earlier this year, voting to add a former Japanese internment camp in southeastern Colorado to the park system and to expand sites related to the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case in Kansas.

Retired Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge Neil Thomas will speak to the Chattanooga Area Historical Association next Monday about the 1906 lynching of Ed Johnson. He will also provide a brief overview of the how the court functions and the influence the Johnson case has had on the court. The event will begin at 6 p.m. EDT in the chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, 554 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga 37402. Chattanoogan.com reports on the event.

The Knoxville law firm of Butler, Vines & Babb PLLC is seeking an associate attorney to handle general civil litigation. Candidates can be a recent law school graduate or those with up to five years of experience. The firm reports that it offers a competitive salary, outstanding benefits and a convenient location with free parking and workout facility. Read the full job posting and access instructions for applying on the TBA’s JobLink platform.

The TBA is hitting the road and coming to Covington! The three-hour Court Square program set for Wednesday is designed to provide attorneys with the latest developments in multiple areas of the law. The afternoon will start with a lunch and learn networking session with TBA President Tasha Blakney. Then TBA’s Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz will provide a legislative update. Amber Shaw of Harris Shelton will provide insights into navigating concurrent civil and criminal cases, and William Wooten of the Wooten Law Office will wrap up the day with an overview of employment law. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. CDT at the Dyersburg State Community College - Jimmy Naifeh Center. Register here.

The 2022 class of the TBA Public Service Academy convened for its first session last Thursday and Friday. The academy is a nonpartisan training fellowship that provides attorneys with the tools to run for local public offices, such as school board, city council and county commission. The theme of the first session of the program was “Preparing to Run,” and speakers discussed the importance of choosing service, how to assess fundraising power, balancing the practice of law and public service, and complying with Tennessee campaign finance laws. They also shared what they learned while running for office. The class will meet again for its final session in November. For more information about the public service academy, check out TBA’s website.

Baker Donelson has launched a new location in Charleston, South Carolina, with the addition of four attorneys from two firms. All four join the firm as shareholders. They are: corporate attorney J. Ashley Cooper and employment attorney Jennifer K. Dunlap, both previously with Parker Poe; and health law attorneys Alissa Fleming and Catherine F. Wrenn, both previously with Womble Bond Dickinson. Cooper will serve as managing shareholder of the office. The Charleston office is the firm’s second office in South Carolina and the latest expansion in the Carolinas following a new office established in North Carolina in last October.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today objected to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed Title IX regulations in a formal letter joined by 19 other state attorneys general. The group argues that the department’s proposed redefinition of “sex” in Title IX to include “gender identity” would promote sex-based discrimination and threaten constitutional rights. Title IX of the Education Amendment currently protects people from discrimination based on sex and applies to schools, local and state educational agencies, and other institutions that receive financial assistance from the department. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee stopped the department from enforcing the guidance on July 17 following a lawsuit from Tennessee and other states. Read the full release from the AG's office.

At a meeting of judges and lawyers in Colorado on Friday, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concern that criticism of the court’s controversial decisions has veered into attacks on its legitimacy as an institution. “People can say what they want,” he said. But “simply because people disagree with an opinion is not a basis for questioning the legitimacy of the court." It is the first time Roberts has spoken publicly since the court eliminated a constitutional right to abortion, Bloomberg reports. A number of political leaders, including Vice President Kamala Harris, have called into question the court’s integrity following that decision. Yahoo News looks at that story. Roberts also used the speech to indicate that when the court resumes in October, it will reopen to the public.

The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced today that it has created a Certified Physician Program (CPP) to provide specialized training to doctors and chiropractors who treat injured workers. The bureau argues that work-related injuries present unique challenges and that traditional medical training does not always cover the issues physicians encounter. The centerpiece of the program is a free, online, self-paced course focused on successfully evaluating and treating injured workers. Once certified, doctors are eligible to receive enhanced fees for visits and for providing final impairment ratings. Read a press release from the bureau for more details.