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Appellate Court Rules Landowners May Challenge TDOT Pipeline Permit

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 17, 2017
A judge found that two landowners do have standing to challenge a Tennessee Department of Transportation permit granted to US Nitrogen, which operates two 10-mile pipelines running along two state highways and could be intruding on the owners’ property, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. Appeals Court Judge Brandon O. Gibson’s ruling completely reverses the decision of a lower court. US Nitrogen could be forced to remove the pipelines, which are being utilized in the production of ammonium nitrate, after the case goes back to Chancery Court to determine the legality of TDOT’s permits. 

Current, Former VPs Plan Nashville Engagements

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 17, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence and former Vice President Joe Biden will both make stops in Nashville in the coming months. The Tennessean reports that Pence will be headlining the Tennessee Republican Party’s annual fundraiser, called the Statesmen’s Dinner, scheduled for Aug. 3 at the Music City Center. Biden will pay a visit to Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Nov. 19 as a part of his “American Promise” tour of speaking engagements, reports The Tennessean.

Learn All About Protecting Data in New Online CLE

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 17, 2017

As technology advances we encounter more and more challenges in protecting data. Tune in at noon Tuesday for a CLE on this topic from Ben Vincent of The Vertical Group. Vincent will address challenges and ways to protect your practice and advise clients. Learn more and register here.

AOC Updates Parenting Plan Forms

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 14, 2017
The Administrative Office of the Courts has revised the Permanent Parenting Plan and Temporary Parenting Plan Forms. Copies of the revised forms are available for download here.

Norris Nomination Creates Impact on Gubernatorial, Local Races

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 14, 2017
The nomination of Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) to a federal judgeship this week has left ripples in the state’s political climate, The Tennessean reports. Norris was expected to step into the 2018 race for governor, and would have been the only candidate from West Tennessee had he done so. While Norris' appointment must still be approved by the U.S. Senate, there is an expected void for the role of majority leader, which could potentially be filled by Sen. Jack Johnson (R-Franklin), Sen. Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) or Sen. Bo Watson (R-Hixson), among others.

Kentucky Attorney Guilty of Fraud Scheme Disappears Before Sentencing

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 14, 2017
Eric Conn, a Kentucky attorney who pleaded guilty to a massive Social Security fraud scheme, was meant to be sentenced for his crimes today, but hasn’t been seen since he cut his ankle monitor and fled last month, NPR reports. Conn made millions by building the largest Social Security law firm in Kentucky, but the business was a sham that saw hundreds clients lose their benefits in the fraud. View photos and more information from the FBI’s Most Wanted listing for Conn here.

Former Shelby County Deputy Indicted for Soliciting Murder of Witness

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 14, 2017
A former Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been indicted on a charge of soliciting the murder of a federal case witness, The Commercial Appeal reports. The U.S. Attorney’s office said that Jeremy Drewery, who was indicted last September and again in March for attempted extortion, allegedly solicited a person to kill a witness in the earlier indictment. Drewery was assigned to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Task Force but has since been terminated from the department.

Durham Campaign Disclosures Show $44k Discrepancy

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 14, 2017
Former state Rep. Jeremy Durham’s (R-Franklin) most recent campaign disclosures show a $44,000 monetary discrepancy, The Tennessean reports. Durham’s report shows a balance of  $65,204 cash on hand, though in January he reported $109,147. Of the difference, the only explanation is an handwritten note on his disclosure form which simply reads “Ask Moeck,” an apparent reference to Jay Moeck, the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance’s investigator. Moeck's probe into Durham's campaign finances resulted in the record-setting $465,000 fine levied against the former representative in June.

Judge Expands Family Members Excluded from Travel Ban, Trump Administration to Appeal

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 14, 2017
A federal judge in Hawaii has weakened the Trump administration’s travel ban by expanding the list of family relationships that could qualify visitors for entry into the U.S., the Associated Press reports. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson ordered the government not to enforce the ban on grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins of people in the U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said today that the administration will appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, whose justices allowed the ban to take effect last month.

Study Ranks Shelby County DA as ‘Most Overzealous Prosecutor’

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2017
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich was named the “Most Overzealous Prosecutor” by Harvard Law School’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice and its Criminal Justice Institute, Action News 5 reports. The initiative, called the Fair Punishment Project, surveyed every available state appellate court opinion in California, Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee between 2010 and 2015, finding that Weirich was the "most egregious of the four most overzealous prosecutors" on the list. "This is a grossly inaccurate and incomplete account of these cases as seen through the eyes of a defense advocacy group," Weirich said in response. “I will never apologize for trying to seek justice for victims of crime."
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