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Administrative Suspensions Removed for 15 Attorneys

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 28, 2018

Fifteen attorneys suspended last week for failing to comply with CLE requirements have been reinstated. See the full list of suspended attorneys with updated reinstatements here.

Commission Sends 3 Names to Haslam for New 19th Judicial District Court Opening

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 28, 2018
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission today selected Robert Bateman, John B. Holt and Kathryn Wall Olita as finalists for the Circuit Court vacancy in the 19th Judicial District, serving Montgomery and Robertson Counties. This new judicial position was created by Chapter 974 of the Public Acts of 2018 and is effective Sept. 1. The commission has forwarded these names to Gov. Bill Haslam for his consideration.

CLE Packages in One Click

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 28, 2018
With one click you can catch up on your practice area with the convenience of online CLE. The TBA offers 27 CLE packages that include legislation, practice pointers, hot topics and ethical considerations.

Suspect Accused of Murder-for-Hire to Argue Entrapment

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 27, 2018
The lawyer for a Roane County woman accused of solicitation to commit first-degree murder notified the court that the defense will assert entrapment occurred, Roane County News reports. Laura Ann Buckingham was arrested in 2016 when she allegedly attempted to hire a hitman to kill the father of her child, but the man she contacted to hire was an undercover officer. The state has yet to file a response to the notice to use an entrapment defense.

Memphis Law Review Publishes Grisham-Themed Edition

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 27, 2018
The University of Memphis Law Review has published a first-of-its-kind edition: an issue dedicated to the writings of John Grisham. Authors from across the country contributed to the publication, which analyzes legal issues found in Grisham’s novels through traditional legal scholarship. Read the articles online here.

DOJ to Appeal Injunction Barring Separation of Immigrant Families

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 27, 2018
The Department of Justice plans to appeal a federal judge’s injunction barring the separation of immigrant families, The ABA Journal reports. The government takes issue with the “scope and application” of the injunction in its notice of appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The injunction was issued in June in response to the DOJ’s zero-tolerance policy that subjected illegal immigrants to criminal prosecution and separated them from their children.

Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Efforts to Rollback Federal Worker Protections

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 27, 2018
U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled that President Trump “exceeded his authority” when he issued executive orders rolling back certain protections for federal workers in an attempt to “promote more efficient” government, The Associated Press reports. Jackson ruled that key provisions of three orders “undermine federal employees’ right to bargain collectively.” The orders directed departments to engage in tougher negotiations over collective bargaining agreements, curtail lobbying or pursue grievances on taxpayer-funded union time, and streamline the amount of time needed to terminate a federal worker.

States Reconsider Workplace Confidentiality Agreements in the #MeToo Era

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 27, 2018
In response to the #MeToo movement, at least 16 states have introduced bills to restrict the usage of non-disclosure agreements in workplace sexual harassment cases, with six states – including Tennessee – successfully approving such measures, The Associated Press reports. The intent of the new policies is to prevent abusive men in power from being allowed to stay on and abuse more employees. Legal experts say that it’s yet to be seen what effect these laws will have in the workplace.

Ketron Resigns from Senate Ahead of Assuming Mayoral Position

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 27, 2018
Tennessee Senator Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, has resigned his position at the legislature, days before his swearing-in as Rutherford County Mayor, The Tennessee Journal reports. Ketron was elected to the Senate in 2002, and has been serving as Senate Republican Caucus Chairman. He had two months remaining in his term.

Equal Justice Initiative Founder Delivers MTSU Convocation Speech

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 27, 2018
Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, spoke in Murfreesboro on Saturday as a part of the 17th Middle Tennessee State University Convocation, The Daily New Journal reports. Stevenson addressed the incoming and returning students with a message calling to promote social justice. He also authored “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption,” which served as the Class of 2022’s summer reading assignment.
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