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Shelby Looks for State Approval to New Approach in Juvenile Justice

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 16, 2018
Shelby County and the city of Memphis will be looking to the state legislature this session to approve a new method of handling juvenile crime, WMC Action News 5 reports. The Juvenile Assessment Center is a planned pilot program and could be fully operational by next summer, should state lawmakers give the greenlight. The Center would be a place for juveniles to be taken for assessment prior to simply being brought to detention. The location has not been decided yet, but it would not be located at the current Juvenile Court site.

Dinkins Awarded NBA's Highest Honor

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 16, 2018
Judge Richard H. Dinkins was awarded the John C. Tune Public Service Award at the Nashville Bar Association’s Annual Banquet in December. The award — the highest honor a member of the NBA can receive — recognizes a distinguished member of the legal community who makes outstanding contributions to the greater Nashville area community and has shown the highest degree of dedication to the betterment of the community in which he or she lives. Dinkins was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals by Governor Phil Bredesen in January 2008. Prior to his appointment, Judge Dinkins served as chancellor of the Davidson County Chancery Court, Part IV, starting in September 2003. He currently serves on the boards of Oasis Center, LEAD Public Schools, the Tennessee Association of Legal Services Programs, and the Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society.

SCOTUS Grants Review of SEC Judicial Appointment Process

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 16, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday accepted a challenge to the appointment process for administrative law judges at the Securities and Exchange Commission, the ABA Journal reports. SEC judges are selected by the chief judge and approved by the SEC personnel office. Lucia v. SEC questions whether the judges are actually “inferior officers” under the appointments clause and subject to appointment by the president, the head of a federal agency or a court. 

Report: Less Than Half of Recent Law Grads Had Good Jobs Waiting for Them

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 16, 2018
According to an AccessLex Institute report released today, only 44 percent of recent law school graduates said that they had a good job waiting for them when they graduated, the ABA Journal reports. Twenty-six percent of the graduates who matriculated between 2009 and 2017 said that it took them more than one year to find a job. The survey also noted that among that cohort, 60 percent borrowed more than $100,000 to pursue their law degrees.

Music City Legal Hackers to Host Meet Up Thursday

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 16, 2018
The Music City Legal Hackers have a meet up planned for Thursday at Vanderbilt Law School from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Planning for Nashville’s second annual legal hackathon, scheduled for April 14, is one item on the agenda.

Tennessee Congressman Supports Restoration of Earmarks

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 16, 2018
Since President Donald Trump floated the idea of the return of earmarks to Congress, several lawmakers have spoken out in favor of the move, including Tennessee’s Rep. Scott DesJarlais, Humphrey on the Hill reports. DesJarlais noted that while “we’re spending more money than ever,” without earmarks, those funds don’t necessarily go towards local projects in districts like his. DesJarlais noted an overpass in Rutherford County and the Percy Priest Reservoir in Davidson County as examples of projects that could benefit from what they are calling “congressionally directed spending.”

CLE Environmental Law Forum 2018

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 16, 2018
A CLE on environmental law will be held Feb. 2 at the Bar Center. Panelists from government, in-house, NGO, and private practice will discuss the scope of groundwater protection and jurisdiction, new regulations governing underground storage tanks, and the Clean Air Act's treatment of mobile sources, with specific focus on greenhouse gas emissions. 

TLA Announces Officers

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 12, 2018
The Tennessee Lobbyists Association (TLA) announced its 2018 Officers and Board of Directors who will oversee the organization and services it provides to more than 280 members. As of Jan. 10, the board's new chair is Meagan Frazier with Smith Harris & Carr. The following directors, who are also attorneys, will serve on the TLA Board: Beth Berry of Berry Government Strategies LLC, Dan Haskell of Gullett, Sanford, Robinson, & Martin PLLC, Amy Smith Heaslet of the Tennessee Bankers Association, Trammel Hoehn of Butler Snow LLP and Fred (Tony) Thompson Jr. of Attorney-Government Relations.

Family of Nathan Bedford Forrest Sues Memphis

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 12, 2018
The family of Nathan Bedford Forrest and the Sons of Confederate Veterans filed suit Wednesday against the city of Memphis for its role in removing three Confederate statues last month, The Commercial Appeal reports. The petition accuses the city and the nonprofit Memphis Greenspace of violating state laws, including the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act, laws against misconduct by elected officials and laws prohibiting the desecration of grave sites.

Criminal Law: Field Sobriety Test and Analysis

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 12, 2018
In this online video, Officer Bradley Nave of the Metro-Nashville Police Department will give an overview of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. 
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