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Former UT Football Players Found Not Guilty of Rape

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 30, 2018
A Knox County jury found two former University of Tennessee football players not guilty of rape charges Friday evening, Knoxnews reports. The pair were standing trial on charges they raped a female UT athlete in Johnson’s bedroom during a football victory party in November 2014.

Law School Applications Surge

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 30, 2018
The number of people applying to law school for the upcoming academic semester shot up 8 percent this year, Law.com reports. This is the first significant annual increase since 2010. This year’s applicant pool was also more qualified, with the number of 175-180 LSAT scorers up 60 percent.

CLE Yoga In the City

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 30, 2018
Relax your mind and enhance your meditation skills and earn up to 4 hours of dual credits with our new Yoga in the City CLE on Sept. 14. Held at the non-profit organization Against the Stream in East Nashville, participants will learn the benefits of meditation and yoga and how they can improve attorney well-being.

UTK Law Alumni Reception Planned for Sept. 6

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 30, 2018
The University of Tennessee College of Law's annual Knoxville Alumni Reception, hosted by John and Stacey Brock, will be held Sept. 6 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Cherokee Country Club. Guests will hear an update on the College of Law from Dean Melanie D. Wilson. To register, RSVP to Rynn Dupes at 865-974-6691 or cdupes@utk.edu.

Irick Lawyers Say Supreme Court Must Delay Execution Until Appeal

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 30, 2018
Attorneys for Billy Ray Irick filed a motion Monday requesting the Tennessee Supreme Court temporarily delay his execution, The Tennessean reports. The motion argued that the court must push back Irick's execution date, currently set for 10 days from now, so an appeals court can hear a challenge to the state's lethal injection protocol. Last week, Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle rejected the case which argued that the current lethal injection process amounts to torture.

Easter to Lead Tennessee Judicial Conference

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 30, 2018
The new president of the Tennessee Judicial Conference has a long history on the bench that is shaping his work as an appellate court judge and how he is approaching leadership of the state's judicial community. This profile on the AOC website provides insight into Judge Timothy Easter, who was appointed to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 2014 after serving as a trial court judge in Williamson County since 1998. “At this point in my life it’s very rewarding to know that how we interpret a particular issue has the possibility of shaping the law on particular issue,” Easter said.

Sevier County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 30, 2018
Sevier County lawyer Dawn Elaine Bowie on Wednesday received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Bowie filed a guardianship action while a dependent and neglect petition was pending involving the same custody dispute. Bowie filed a motion for Rule 11 sanctions after being served with a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. She did not provide opposing counsel with an opportunity to withdraw the motion to dismiss as required by the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, and there was no merit to the motion for sanctions. She also communicated with the opposing parties about the subject matter of the custody dispute despite being aware that they were represented by counsel.

Former Tennessee House Minority Leader Dies at 83

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 24, 2018

Tom Jensen, a community leader and a Republican who served in the state House of Representatives as House Minority Leader, died today, Knoxnews reports. He was 83. Jenson served in the legislature from 1966 to 1978, after which he ran for the East Tennessee seat on the then-Public Service Commission. He also was a former president of the National Conference of State Legislatures, a group representing the nation’s 8,000 state lawmakers. Jenson became a member and chair of the board of commissioners of the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, where he helped McGhee Tyson Airport become a testing site for prototype devices for safety and security. Eventually the National Safe Skies Alliance, a consortium of organizations involved in the aviation security industry, was born, and Jenson remained there until his retirement in 2012.

Next Thursday: Elder Law Basics

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 24, 2018
The annual Elder Law Basics program will be held at the Tennessee Bar Center in Nashville on Sept. 13. Designed for attorneys new to practice or those looking to refresh their skills, the program focuses on the ins and outs of public benefits as they pertain to seniors, and the latest developments and changes in this field. Earn up to four hours of CLE.

Trial Over Lethal Injection Drug Comes to Close

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 24, 2018
The trial over whether the state’s choice of lethal injection cocktail constitutes torture came to a close today in Davidson County, The Tennessean reports. Attorneys representing 33 death row inmates said that the drugs subject humans to pain akin to burning someone alive, while the state and the Department of Corrections dismissed the claims as “nonsense.” Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle said she would issue a ruling by the end of the week, well before inmate Billy Ray Irick is scheduled to die on Aug. 9. 
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