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U.S. Supreme Court Rules States Can Legalize Sports Betting

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 14, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a 1992 law that prevented most states from instituting legal sports betting, NPR reports. Prior to the decision, only Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon had legalized sports betting. The ruling does not immediately legalize sports betting in all 50 states; rather, states many now choose whether they wish to legalize what has become a $150-billion-a-year industry.

Tennessee Team Places 3rd in National High School Mock Trial Competition

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 14, 2018
The team representing Tennessee won third place at the 2018 National High School Mock Trial Competition in Reno, Nevada, this weekend. Maury County’s Agathos Classical School, which took home the top prize at the Tennessee state competition in March, was edged out only by the champion Washington team and runner up Minnesota. 

Immigrant Graduates UTK Law 11 Years After Fleeing Venezuela

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 14, 2018
Karla Mendez, who fled Venezuela with her mother at the age of 13, graduated the University of Tennessee College of Law this week, after years of working multiple jobs as well as finally becoming a U.S. citizen. WATE reports that Mendez now wants to focus on helping other immigrants succeed.

SCOTUS: Man Accused of Murder Can Insist His Lawyer Refrain from Conceding Guilt

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 14, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that a man accused of murder has the right under the Sixth Amendment to insist his lawyer refrain from conceding his guilt at trial, the ABA Journal reports. The court’s majority opinion was authored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “With individual liberty — and, in capital cases, life — at stake, it is the defendant’s prerogative, not counsel’s, to decide on the objective of his defense: to admit guilt in the hope of gaining mercy at the sentencing stage, or to maintain his innocence, leaving it to the state to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt,” Ginsburg wrote.

White County Man Ordered to Pay $10 Million for Investment Scheme

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 14, 2018
A White County businessman was sentenced today to three years in prison and ordered to pay more than $10 million in restitution for an investment scheme he ran from 2012 to 2016, the Nashville Post reports. Jeffrey Lynn Gentry pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges last year. He convinced more than 50 people to invest $43 million into two businesses he owned.

East Tennessee High School Students Create Serial Killer Profile

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 14, 2018
A high school sociology class in Northeast Tennessee has created a new serial killer profile around a series of 11 unsolved homicides known as the “Redhead Murders,” Knoxnews reports. Elizabethton High School students dubbed the suspect “The Bible Belt Strangler” and will present their findings at a news conference tomorrow. The students used the Doe Network, news reports and other materials to develop their case.

Environmental Show of the South Starts Wednesday in Chattanooga

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 14, 2018
The Environmental Show of the South is the largest and most comprehensive environmental conference and trade show in the region. Learn about compliance from both regulators and the regulated community. The 47th annual event will be held May 16-18 in Chattanooga. 

Documents Show Russian Official Served as 2012 Election Observer in Middle Tennessee

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 11, 2018
Among Russian politician Alexander Torshin’s efforts to build relationships with American conservative figures are recently uncovered documents showing he served as an election observer in Nashville during the 2012 presidential election, NPR reports. Torshin requested visits to the Davidson County and Williamson County election commissions, and a sign-in sheet showed he visited a polling station at Grassland Middle School in Williamson County. An October 2012 memo shows that local attorney Kline Preston made the application for Torshin to serve as an election observer.

TSC Issues Notice of 2018 Rules Package

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 11, 2018
The Tennessee Supreme Court issued notice today that the 2018 rules package will go into effect July 1. Included in the package were revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure (Senate Resolution No. 165 adopted February 26; House Resolution No. 200 adopted March 5) Rules of Civil Procedure (Senate Resolution No.163 adopted February 26; House Resolution No. 202 adopted March 5) Rules of Criminal Procedure (Senate Resolution No.166 adopted March 1; House Resolution No. 207 adopted March 19) Rules of Evidence (Senate Resolution No. 164 adopted April 11; House Resolution No. 201 adopted March 5) and Rules of Juvenile Procedure (Senate Resolution No. 167 adopted February 26; House Resolution No. 208 adopted March 19), which have been ratified and approved by the General Assembly.

Bahner to Receive 6th Circuit Inns of Court Award

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 11, 2018

T. Maxfield Bahner has been selected to receive the prestigious 2018 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the 6th Circuit. He will be presented with the award by Chief Judge R. Guy Cole Jr. and Judge Pamela L. Reeves at the 6th Circuit Annual Judicial Conference in May at the Nashville Music City Center. Bahner is senior counsel with Chambliss, Bahner and Stophel PC. in Chattanooga, where his practice concentrates on complex litigation. The American Inns of Court Professionalism Awards are presented each year, in participating federal circuits, to a lawyer or judge whose life and practice display sterling character and unquestioned integrity, coupled with ongoing dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession and the rule of law.

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