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Moreland Steps Back From Some Duties

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 21, 2017
Nashville General Sessions Judge Casey Moreland is taking a temporary leave from some of his work amid an ongoing judicial conduct investigation questioning how he runs his courtroom, the Tennessean reports. Moreland will continue hearing criminal cases, but will step back from his duties overseeing a drug court program as well as Cherished Hearts, an intervention court to help women involved in trafficking.

MPD Denies Targeting Political Activists

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 21, 2017
Memphis Police Department Director Michael Rallings denied that 81 people singled out for police escort in City Hall where targeted because of their political views, the Commercial Appeal reports. The American Civil Liberties Union confirmed in a statement today that it was investigating the list of names, which includes many local political activists, to determine whether it violates a 1978 federal decree forbidding political surveillance. Rallings said the list was created strictly for safety purposes.

Producer Claims Piracy Law ‘Threatens to Destroy’ Music

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 21, 2017
Tennessee music producer T Bone Burnett said that federal laws governing music piracy are insufficient and “threaten to destroy” the music industry, the Tennessean reports. Burnett is joining others in providing comments that will be sent to the U.S. Copyright Office, which is reviewing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Burnett said that there are loopholes in the law that make it difficult for artists and those in the industry to stop piracy.

Bar Exam This Week, BLE Offices Closed

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 21, 2017
The February Bar exam is being administered today and tomorrow in Tennessee. The Tennessee Board of Law Examiners offices will be closed until Friday. 

Napier-Looby Bar Foundation Hosts Awards Banquet

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 21, 2017
The Napier-Looby Bar Foundation’s 13th Annual Barrister’s Banquet and Awards Program will be held Thursday evening. This year’s program will honor Richard Manson with the Z. Alexander Looby Lifetime Achievement Award, Mercedes Mynor-Faulcon with the Justice A. A. Birch Outstanding Service Award and Charles K. Grant and Joycelyn Stevenson with the J. C. Napier Trailblazer Award. The night’s events will be held at the Music City Center in Nashville, and begin with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m.

Accused Knox County Rapist Free on Bond

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2017
A man who fled the country after child rape accusations in 1994 is now free on bond, Knoxnews reports. Jahangir John Shafighi, who was accused of raping an 11-year-old girl in 1992 while attending graduate school at the University of Tennessee, was captured last year in Atlanta and nailed with a passport fraud charge, but was released on bond. Knox County Assistant District Attorney Joanie Stewart has fought to keep Shafighi behind bars to guarantee he will show up at trial in the rape case.

Memphis City Hall ‘Blacklist’ Could Violate Federal Decree

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2017
The city of Memphis made public Friday a list of people requiring police escorts when they are in City Hall, an act that may have violated a 1978 federal consent decree banning political surveillance, the Commercial Appeal reports. The list is comprised mostly of prominent political activists in the Black Lives Matter movement. The American Civil Liberties Union is currently looking into the case.

Services Today for Memphis Attorney

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2017
James Harrison Bostick Jr. died Wednesday (Feb. 15). He was 89. He graduated from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and had a more than 50-year career in legal practice. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. A funeral was held today at 10 a.m. at Memphis Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or to the charity of the donor's choice.

Services Today for Memphis Civil Litigator

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2017
Michael Louis Frayser died Tuesday (Feb. 14) in Memphis. He was 68. A graduate of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Frayser enjoyed a 28-year career as an investment banker before switching careers to become a civil litigator. He had served as a Marine in the Vietnam War and earned several medals, including the Purple Heart. Visitation was today at St. Louis Catholic Church. A private military honors ceremony will take place tomorrow.

ABA Report Provides Updates on Legislation

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2017
The American Bar Association’s first Washington Letter chart for 2017 has been released and has updates on bills in Congress that the ABA has championed or opposed during the previous congressional session. Updates include information regarding the ABA’s support of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and the ABA’s support of adequate funding for the Legal Services Corporation. Read the full chart here.
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