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Memphis Law Hosting MLK50 Symposium

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 30, 2018
The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law will host a symposium and luncheon on Monday as part of a week-long event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will serve as keynote speaker at the luncheon. Topics will cover the state of civil and human rights issues, as well as racial and economic equity 50 years after MLK’s death. The symposium will be held at the Peabody Hotel.

Nashville Adams and Reese Partner Named Head of IP Team

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 30, 2018
A Nashville partner of Adams and Reese has been chosen to lead the firm’s intellectual property division, the Nashville Post reports. Edward Playfair, who’s been with the regional firm since 2009, will step in to lead the team of 24 attorneys. Prior to working with Adams and Reese, Playfair consulted with Coca-Cola on sponsorships at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and The Masters golf tournament.

Federal Court Rules Against Google, Company Could Owe Billions

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 30, 2018
A federal appeals court has ruled that Google violated the copyright of another company by using its open-source code, the ABA Journal reports. The case has wide-reaching implications for software developers over the nature of copyrighting code. The company that sued Google, Oracle, is seeking $8.8 billion in damages. Google may ask the three-judge panel to reconsider its decision, request the case be reviewed en banc, or appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Activists Seek to Rename Chattanooga Bridge After Lynching Victim

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 30, 2018
A petition started last week aims to rename the Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga after Ed Johnson, a man who was lynched at the site more than 100 years ago, the Times Free Press reports. Johnson, a black man, was lynched in 1906 after he was accused of raping a white woman. His case was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, where Justice John Marshall Harlan issued the court’s first-ever stay of execution. A mob broke into Johnson’s jail cell and murdered him before his appeal could be heard.

Tennessee Republicans File Bill Against Neo-Nazis

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 30, 2018
Two weeks after killing a Democrat’s resolution to denounce neo-Nazis, Republican lawmakers have introduced a similar bill of their own, The Tennessean reports. The Republicans’ bill is nearly identical to the one previously filed by Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville; however it omits a paragraph urging law enforcement to pursue white nationalist groups as “domestic terrorist organizations.” Clemmons’ bill made national headlines earlier this month after the House State Government Subcommittee refused to even discuss it. "They either have an intra-party dispute about whether Nazis are bad or they killed my resolution for politically partisan reasons or both," Clemmons said of the new bill, sponsored by House Republican Caucus Chair Ryan Williams, R-Cookeville.

Subject of ‘Serial’ Podcast Deserves a New Trial, Court Rules

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 29, 2018
A Maryland court ruled today that Adnan Syed, the subject of the popular podcast Serial, deserves a new trial, NPR reports. That decision falls in line with a lower court’s ruling that Syed’s counsel in his original murder trial was deficient and ineffective. Prosecutors could still appeal the decision to Maryland’s highest court, the Court of Appeals. If they do not, Syed’s case will be remanded back to circuit court, where he will be retried.

U.S. Supreme Court Struggles with Partisan Gerrymandering Question

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 29, 2018
Justices from the U.S. Supreme Court appeared frustrated this week by what to do with the problem of extreme partisan gerrymandering, NPR reports. The case was brought by Maryland Republicans over a Democratic-drawn congressional district that attorney for the plaintiffs Michael Kimberly called “an affront to democracy.” Several justices shared concerns that partisan gerrymandering will only get worse thanks to improved technology in 2021, following the 2020 census.

Judge Rules Emoluments Lawsuit Against Trump Can Proceed

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 29, 2018
A federal judge has ruled that Maryland and Washington, D.C., have standing to pursue a lawsuit contending that President Donald Trump violated the Constitution’s emoluments clauses, The Washington Post reports. U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte’s ruling narrows the case to Trump’s financial stake in his Washington hotel property, citing examples of government clients from foreign countries patronizing the hotel, possibly to the detriment of taxpayers. The District and Maryland have the standing to sue because they could plausibly claim to have been injured by Trump’s receipt of payments from foreign and state governments, Messitte found.

Waller Named New Director at Legal Aid Society

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 29, 2018
The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands has named attorney DarKenya W. Waller as its new executive director. Waller, who previously served as managing attorney of the firm’s Nashville office, replaces Gary Housepian, who served as executive director for the last decade. Waller joined Legal Aid Society in 2008 as a staff attorney and was named managing attorney of the Nashville office in 2010. “We conducted a nationwide search for the right person to replace Gary, and in the end, discovered that the best candidate was already with us," said Bob Martineau, president of Legal Aid Society’s Board of Directors. "We’re excited for Legal Aid Society to continue its mission of providing free legal assistance to low-income individuals in our community under DarKenya’s leadership."

Hamilton County Grand Jury Indicts 54 Gang Members Under Racketeering Act

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 29, 2018
The Hamilton County Grand Jury indicted 54 gang members yesterday, marking the first time a street gang in the county has been prosecuted as a criminal enterprise under the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, the Times Free Press reports. Almost half of the defendants were already behind bars, while the rest were arrested Wednesday morning. The charges stem from a coordinated effort between the Chattanooga police chief and District Attorney General Neal Pinkston to utilize the cold case unit to review a series of unsolved murders.
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