Articles

All Content

5,138 Posts found
Previous • Page 152 of 514 • Next

Workers’ Comp Court Considers Rules Change

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 25, 2018
Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims’ Chief Judge Kenneth M. Switzer has announced that the court has proposed combining and refining two sets of rules – the “Mediation and Hearing Procedures” and the “Practices and Procedures.” The new rules, to be known as the “Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Alternative Dispute Resolution,” were submitted to the Secretary of State in August as part of the process for approval. A public hearing occurred earlier today in Nashville.

Belmont Law Scores National Moot Court Title

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 24, 2018
A Belmont University College of Law Moot Court Team was crowned national champion at this past weekend’s Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition in Atlanta. Both of Belmont’s teams who competed in oral arguments were completely undefeated by any other school. Due to the competition’s set-up, Belmont’s teams faced each other in the semifinal round and the winning team earned the championship title by a narrow margin. The national champion team included students Marisa Garcia, Joseph North and Richard Swor. The semi-finalist team included students Curtis Campbell, Sarah Ferraro and Sarah Martin. North also took home the Best Oralist Award. Thirty teams competed in the competition.

SCOTUS Petitioned to Again Rule in Case Involving Cake for Same-sex Couples

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 24, 2018
The former owners of an Oregon bakery are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to accept their appeal and decide that they had a First Amendment right to refuse to bake a custom cake for a same-sex wedding, The ABA Journal reports. The decision could resolve a broader question that the Supreme Court didn’t settle in its Masterpiece Cakeshop decision involving a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. “The State of Oregon drove Melissa and Aaron Klein out of the custom-cake business and hit them with a $135,000 penalty because the Kleins could not in good conscience employ their artistic talents to express a message celebrating a same-sex wedding ritual,” a cert petition filed Oct. 19 says.

Volunteers Needed for Free Legal Clinic for Artists in Nashville

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 24, 2018

The Arts & Business Council is hosting a free legal clinic for artists at the Shelby Community Center in Nashville, 401 S. 20th Street on Nov. 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Those who wish to volunteer for this Pro Bono Entertainment Law Clinic should email vlpa@vlpanashville.org or call 615-460-8274.

TJC to Host Insure Our Kids Training Webinar

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 24, 2018

The Tennessee Justice Center is hosting an Insure Our Kids Enrollment webinar from 3 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 8. The webinar will cover coverage options, eligibility and the enrollment process. Insure Our Kids is a statewide campaign to enroll every uninsured child who is eligible for health insurance.

Dickson Father Accused of Killing Son is Found Fit for Trial

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 24, 2018

Joseph Ray Daniels, the Dickson County father charged with killing his 5-year-old son Joe Clyde, has been found competent for trial after weeks of evaluation, The Tennessean reports. Daniels had been in the Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute in Nashville for evaluation until last week, when he was returned to jail. He has entered a not guilty plea, although investigators say he confessed to beating Joe Clyde to death in April.

President Signs New Opioid Package into Law

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 24, 2018
President Donald Trump today signed into law a legislative package designed to combat the opioid crisis by hastening research into non-addictive painkillers and curbing the flow of illegal fentanyl entering the country, The Tennessean reports. The opioid law, officially named the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, was sponsored Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and passed Congress with bipartisan support. The legislation includes more than 70 law changes, including closing some legal loopholes that have allowed the drugs to proliferate and made it harder for those who are addicted to get treatment.

Groups Argue Shelby County Election Commission is 'Chilling Voting Activity'

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 24, 2018
After viewing rejected voter applications at the Shelby County Election Commission, two groups are seeking a court order against the Shelby County Election Commission, which they say is “chilling voting activity," The Commercial Appeal reports. The lawsuit from the Tennessee Black Voter Project and the NAACP Memphis Branch was filed last week and amended Tuesday. It asks the court to require the election commission to “adopt and implement procedures to ensure that eligible voters who submitted timely but incomplete or deficient registration forms can cure any deficiencies” and immediately afterward vote using a regular ballot. Through an open records request, Tennessee Black Voter Project representatives inspected rejected or incomplete registration forms and notification letters at the election commission, which the amendment says “revealed multiple ongoing legal violations.”

Hamilton Judge Reduces Manslaughter Defendant's Bond from $750K to $10K

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 24, 2018
Criminal Court Judge Don Poole agreed to reduce voluntary manslaughter defendant Jadarius Knox's bond from $750,000 to $200,000 and then to $10,000 after a second bond hearing Monday in connection with the killing of Aaron "Dakota" Biddle, The Times Free Press reports. Public defenders say Poole followed the law and made the right decision. "Under [state law] bond should be set as low as possible to ensure the presence of the defendant in court and to protect the public," Poole wrote in an order, saying that the facts of the case, the defendant's criminal history and more were not considered when Knox's bond was first set.

Chattanooga and Dyersburg Attorneys to Get Insurance Answers

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 24, 2018
During the registration period for CLE programs in Chattanooga and Dyersburg tomorrow, Denise Craig, Donna Davis and Mike Harmon of TBA Member Insurance Solutions will be on staff to answer questions from attendees. Don’t miss this free insurance consultation.
Previous • Page 152 of 514 • Next