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Knox County Election Website Crashed Due to Cyberattack

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2018
Officials say that a Knox County Election Commission site crashed on election night due to a “deliberate, widespread” cyberattack, Knoxnews reports. Vote tallies were not affected by the attack, however, it did prevent officials from displaying election results to the public. Knox County’s IT Director Richard Moran said he’s seen similar attacks before, but never on election night.

Ellis Honored with KBA's Law and Liberty Award

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2018
Attorney Kathryn Ellis was given the Knoxville Bar Association’s Law and Liberty Award at the organization’s annual Law Day Luncheon today. Chosen by the Barristers Executive Committee, the award is given to someone who strives to maintain good relationships between the legal profession and the community, sets an example of good citizenship, volunteers their time and expresses concern for the safeguard of personal, political, civil and religious liberties. Ellis serves as the Pro Bono Director for Legal Aid of East Tennessee.

Coffee County Seeks Ways to Solve Jail Overcrowding Issues

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2018
Coffee County officials recently met to discuss potential solutions to overpopulation issues at the county’s jail, the Manchester Times reports. The jail has been over capacity several times in the last few months, and the county houses 135 more inmates than it did just three years ago. County Mayor Gary Cordell said more than half of the jail population consists of individuals incarcerated for pretrial misdemeanors, much higher than in other counties.

Haslam Vetoes Experimental Cancer Treatment Bill

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2018
Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed a bill that would have required state insurance plans to cover an experimental cancer treatment, WPLN reports. The treatment is called proton therapy, and it’s designed to do less damage to the body than average cancer treatment, but providers say it’s too expensive and unproven. The governor said that the mandate “could put patients at risk and expose them to excessive charges from out-of-network providers.”

American Lawyer Population 15% Higher Over 10 Years

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2018
New data from the American Bar Association’s National Lawyer Population Survey shows the number of attorneys in the U.S. has increased by 15.2 percent over the last decade, the ABA Journal reports. As of the end of last year, there were 1,338,678 lawyers active in the country. The five states reporting the highest number of active lawyers were New York, California, Texas, Florida and Illinois.

Animal Law Event at Montgomery Bell

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2018
The Animal Law Forum will be held at beautiful Montgomery Bell State Park on May 11. Sessions will range from pet trusts to current Tennessee law involving animals. Additional topics will address the Tennessee Disaster Animal Response Team and ethical considerations regarding the provision of service and aid to pet owners following large-scale disasters.  

Open Board Positions to Be Filled June 16

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 1, 2018
Three open positions will be filled by the Tennessee Bar Association Board of Governors at its meeting on June 16. In accordance with Article 47 of the TBA Bylaws, the board may fill the vacancies, with terms through Spring 2019, at its June 2018 meeting.  
 
Governor, Fourth District (three-year term), is an open seat created when no one sought to be considered for the seat by the deadline. The term for this seat expires in 2019. The candidate selected by the board will be required to file a petition to retain the seat for a new three-year term.
 
The Fourth District includes the counties of Bedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Fentress, Franklin, Grundy, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Marshall, Moore, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Rutherford, Sequatchie, Smith, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, White and Wilson.
 
Governor, Seventh District (three-year term), is an open seat created when no one sought to be considered for the seat by the deadline. The term for this seat expires in 2020; however, the candidate selected by the board will be required to file a petition in 2019 to retain this seat through the expiration of the term.
 
The Seventh District includes the counties of Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Tipton and Weakley.
 
Governor, Eighth District (three-year term), is an open seat created when no one sought to be considered for the seat by the deadline. The term for this seat expires in 2021; however, the candidate selected by the board will be required to file a petition in 2019 to retain this seat through the expiration of the term. 
 
The Eighth District includes Shelby County.
 
The domicile of any candidate for the position of Governor shall be deemed to be the county in which his/her principal law office is located at the time of the election.
 
If you would like to be considered for one of these positions, contact TBA Executive Director Joycelyn Stevenson in writing indicating your interest, including a resume, at jstevenson@tnbar.org by June 1.

Shelby County Commission to Haslam: Veto Sanctuary Cities Ban

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 1, 2018
The Shelby County Commission voted yesterday to ask Gov. Bill Haslam to veto legislation that would ban sanctuary cities and require local authorities to cooperate with immigration officials, The Commercial Appeal reports. Haslam has until May 5 to decide on the bill, which would remove grant funding to any city that adopts such policies. Tennessee currently has no sanctuary cities or counties.

Shelby County GOP Disavows Candidate with White Nationalist Ties

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 1, 2018
The Shelby County Republican Party has removed property assessor candidate Keith Alexander from its membership roll and refunded his sustaining member donation after he was tied to white nationalist groups, The Commercial Appeal reports. Previous comments Alexander made on a white nationalist group’s radio show have resurfaced recently, prompting the backlash. Shelby GOP Chair Lee Mills said he would like Alexander to be removed from the ballot and replaced with his Republican primary opponent, should Alexander win today’s election.

Bill Eliminating 'Unconstitutional' DUI Testing Heads to Haslam’s Desk

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 1, 2018
A bill created to fix an “unconstitutional” testing fee for drug and alcohol blood tests passed the legislature last week and now awaits Gov. Bill Haslam’s signature, Humphrey on the Hill reports. The $250 fee, which was being remitted to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation from individuals who were convicted of DUI, was found by the state Court of Appeals last year to be unconstitutional. The new legislation directs the testing fee instead to the state’s general fund.
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