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Pilot Flying J Trial: Former President Didn't Testify

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 1, 2018
As prosecutors wrapped up their case in the trial of former Pilot Flying J executives yesterday, former company president Mark Hazelwood chose not to testify on his own behalf, Knoxnews reports. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Trey Hamilton and David Lewen rested their case against Hazelwood, former vice president Scott Wombold and former account representatives Heather Jones and Karen Mann, all accused of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Defense attorney Rusty Hardin said he “strongly believed” that the government had not proved its case. The prosecution declined to summon former vice president John “Stick” Freeman, who pleaded guilty before this trial begin.

ABA Sees Rare Contested Race for President for 2020-21 Bar Year

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 1, 2018
For the first time in years, the race for the presidency of the American Bar Association will be a contested one, the ABA Journal reports. Patricia Lee Refo of Arizona, the immediate past chair of the ABA House of Delegates, is facing off against former ABA Treasurer G. Nicholas Casey of West Virginia for the seat of president-elect for the 2019-2020 bar year. The candidates will speak at a forum this week at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Vancouver, and the election will be held at the ABA’s 2019 Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas.

Memphis Sanitation Workers Remembered, 50 Years Later

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 1, 2018
More than 100 people today gathered in Memphis at the city marker that denotes the deaths of Robert Walker and Echol Cole 50 years ago, The Commercial Appeal reports. It was the deaths of Walker and Cole on Feb. 1, sanitation workers who perished on the job, that sparked the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike, led by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees labor union. It would be organization around this issue that brought Dr. Martin Luther King to Memphis in April of 1968, where he was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel.

Study: Federal Judicial Misconduct Complaints Rarely Result in Consequences

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 1, 2018

According to a CNN analysis, few federal judges face consequences as a result of misconduct complaints, the ABA Journal reports. Nearly 5,000 complaints were reviewed for the study, which showed that without media coverage or an outside party disclosing the information, few complaints were ever made public. Since 2006, fewer than 10 cases a year were referred to a committee for further investigation, and in six of the past 11 years, no judges were sanctioned for misconduct.

Courts Now Using Computer Algorithms to Determine Jail Time

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 1, 2018
In some courtrooms across the country, artificial intelligence is being relied upon to determine whether a defendant may be released on bail or should remain locked up while awaiting trial, the Citizen Tribune reports. As the bail reform movement grows, court systems like that of the city of Cleveland are turning to algorithms to make decisions that used to be based on court files and the judge’s intuition. The algorithms scour through courthouse data to predict which individuals are most likely to flee or commit another crime. Critics of the process say that the algorithms could end up supplanting judges’ own judgment or else perpetuate the biases they were created to solve.

Nashville D.A. Calls for TBI Investigation into Mayor’s Affair, Barry Will Cooperate

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 1, 2018
Nashville’s District Attorney Glenn Funk has asked the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to look into whether Mayor Megan Barry broke any laws while engaging in an affair with her former head of security, The Tennessean reports. Barry confirmed today that she “will fully cooperate” with any such probe. The investigation will look into the potential misuse of public funds and official misconduct. Metro Nashville police, the employer of Barry’s former bodyguard, say they have no reason to believe at this time that “there is any violation of criminal statutes.”

Registration Now Open for Memphis Law Review Symposium

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 1, 2018

Registration is now open for the University of Memphis Law Review's annual symposium, “The American Addiction: Pathways to Address the Opioid Crisis,” which will be held on March 16 at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. The event is free, but registration is required. Visit the Law Review's website for more information.

International Law Annual Forum

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 1, 2018
The International Law Annual Forum CLE will be held on Feb. 15. This year’s program will host three international business panels. Topics and speakers will address manufacturing perspectives, sourcing, importing and exporting, and entertainment and tourism. Attorneys may attend in-person or watch the program from your office or home streamed live.

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry Admits Affair, Questions Raised About Pay for Her Bodyguard

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 31, 2018
After Nashville Mayor Megan Barry admitted to an extramarital affair with her bodyguard, questions are being raised about the amount of overtime pay the bodyguard received since the start of her administration, NewsChannel 5 reports. Her bodyguard, Metro Police Sergeant Rob Forrest, received an average of $34,000 per year while protecting former Mayor Karl Dean, but saw his overtime increase to just below $60,000 for fiscal year 2015-2016, and more than $75,000 the next year. Barry apologized for the affair, saying that it was a consenting relationship between two adults and that it was “a mistake.” She insisted that she has not misused taxpayer funds during the relationship.

Knox County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 31, 2018
On Jan. 30, the Supreme Court of Tennessee temporarily suspended Knox County lawyer Brennan Patrick Lenihan upon finding that he failed to respond to the Board of Professional Responsibility regarding a complaint of misconduct. Section 12.3 of Supreme Court Rule 9 provides for the immediate summary suspension of an attorney’s license to practice law in cases of an attorney’s failure to respond to the board regarding a complaint of misconduct. Lenihan is immediately precluded from accepting any new cases, and he must cease representing existing clients by March 1.
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