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UT Law Grad Dies After Battle with Illness

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
Karrah Leary, a South Carolina attorney, died on Feb. 8 at the age of 32. Originally from New Jersey, Leary lived in Chattanooga during her high school years and returned to Tennessee for law school, where she attended the University of Tennessee College of Law. She graduated in 2011 and was licensed in three states. In lieu of flowers or memorial gifts, Leary's family asked friends "to invest in your passion and make the world a better place to honor Karrah."

New Legislation Aims to Make Craft Brewing Easier

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
A new bill proposed by an East Tennessee senator aiming to encourage the craft beer industry would authorize beer makers to self-distribute beer within a 100-mile radius of production, the Nashville Post reports. State law currently only allows self-distribution within the county in which the brewery operates. The new proposal would limit qualified brewers to those that produce 50,000 gallons or fewer.

Springfield City Employee Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
An employee of the Springfield Water and Wastewater Department has filed a federal lawsuit against the city for racial discrimination, the Tennessean reports. Jordan Dickerson said co-workers racially harassed him on multiple occasions, including once when co-workers put a rope around his neck. The city disputes the rope incident occurred, but admitted that another incident involving a racist text message was true. Dickerson is asking for $500,000 and punitive damages.

Tennessee Supreme Court Scrutinizes Shelby Clerk Expungement Procedures

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
The Tennessee Supreme Court has given Shelby County General Sessions Clerk Ed Stanton Jr. 30 days to submit policies and procedures on how his office handles expungement filings after his staff failed to handle a case properly, The Daily Memphian reports. The court on Feb. 6 ordered Stanton and his staff to come to Nashville to explain why his office ignored several court orders from the justices regarding the expungement case of a Memphis man.

CBA Honors Attorneys at Annual Meeting

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
The Chattanooga Bar Association recently held its 121st annual meeting at Read House, where a number of awards were bestowed, the Hamilton County Herald reports. Glenna Ramer was honored with the Harry Weill Zealous Practice of Service Award, Stephanie Rogers received the YLD Volunteer of the Year Award, Justice William M. “Muecke” Barker was named the Jac Chambliss Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and William P. Aiken Jr. was given the Ralph H. Kelley Award. Additionally, Lynda Minks Hood was recognized for 25 years as the CBA’s executive director.

UT Law, UT Martin Partner for Law Degree Program

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
The University of Tennessee College of Law has launched a partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin to expand the 3+3 law degree program. Students will complete three years of general education and upper-division courses before they take the law school admissions test in their junior year. Provided they are successful and meet law school admission standards, students will begin their legal studies during their senior year of undergraduate school and complete both undergraduate and juris doctor degrees in six years. Students who participate in the 3+3 program at UT Martin will still earn an undergraduate degree from that institution.

Audit Shows Lawmaker Spending Campaign Money Illegally

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
Tennessee state Rep. Harold Love Jr., D-Nashville, was found by a Tennessee Registry of Election Finance audit to have spent thousands of dollars of campaign money for dry cleaning, trips, meals and other questionable purchases, The Tennessean reports. Love was also found in violation of reporting laws, failing to report $7,830 in donations, failing to provide enough data for more than $1,000 in contributions and failing to properly itemizes thousands in expenditures. Love pushed back against the allegations, saying that many of the questionable purchases had been made for constituents. House Speaker Glen Casada, R-Franklin, said there should be an investigation before any conclusions are drawn.

AG Opinion Issued Only to Legislator

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2019
TBA Today yesterday included an item about a recent opinion issued by Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery. The item was based on reporting from the Tennessean that said Slatery issued the opinion in response to a question from Rep. Mike Stewart and the Tennessee Equality Project. The AG's office has clarified that, noting that the opinion was issued only to Rep. Stewart, as the office does not issue opinions to advocacy organizations.

Court Adopts Changes to Rule 17

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2019
The Tennessee Supreme Court has adopted amendments to the uniform judgment document set forth in Rule 17. On Sept. 25, the court filed an order seeking public comments on the proposed amendments. The court received five comments prior to the Nov. 27 deadline. The amendments will take effect immediately.

Class-Action Suit Filed Against City of Jackson Over Arrest Warrants

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2019
A class-action lawsuit alleges the city of Jackson and Jackson officials failed to properly handle arrest warrants, violating the constitutional rights of an unknown number of arrestees, The Jackson Sun reports. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges the city of Jackson, Jackson Police Chief Julien Wiser and Jackson City Court Clerk Daryl Hubbard failed to adequately train and supervise employees, resulting in arrest warrants not being sworn before a magistrate or clerk as is required by law. The lawsuit has two named plaintiffs but estimates that more than 1,000 individuals may have been impacted by this alleged oversight.
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