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Bridge in Oklahoma City to be Named for First Black Vanderbilt Law Student

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 31, 2019
News Type: Legal News

A bridge in northeast Oklahoma City will soon be dedicated to the memory of a late Oklahoma senator who was the first black student to attend Vanderbilt Law School, Oklahoma's News 4 reports. Yesterday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt held a ceremonial bill signing for the measure naming the Senator E. Melvin Porter Memorial Bridge. When he was 30-years-old, Porter graduated from law school and became the president of the Oklahoma City NAACP just one year later. At 32, Porter became the first African-American to be seated in the Oklahoma State Senate.

Judge Dinkins to be Honored for Civil Rights in Public Education

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 31, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Richard Dinkins will be honored with the Nelson C. Andrews Distinguished Service Award at the Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF)’s 15th Annual Public Schools Hall of Fame event on Oct. 2, the Tennessee Tribune reports. The annual Hall of Fame luncheon, presented by First Tennessee, raises funds to support NPEF’s work and aims to inspire future innovators and leaders in the city by honoring those who are making a difference for public schools. Dinkins is being honored in recognition of his dedication and service to the Nashville community and his advocacy for civil rights in public education.

Bean Station Slaughterhouse Owner Gets Prison Time for Hiring Undocumented Workers

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 31, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The man whose tax-dodging kicked off the largest immigration raid in recent Tennessee history will serve a year-and-a-half in federal prison, Knoxnews reports. James Brantley ducked about $2.5 million in payroll taxes by hiring undocumented immigrants to work in the Southeastern Provision slaughterhouse in Bean Station and paying them in cash for 20 years. That scheme ended April 5, 2018, when agents of the IRS and ICE swept down on the slaughterhouse in what ranked at the time as the nation's biggest workplace raid in a decade. Brantley pleaded guilty in September to federal charges of tax evasion, wire fraud and employing unauthorized immigrants.

Rutherford County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 31, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
The Supreme Court of Tennessee today temporarily suspended Rutherford County lawyer John Paul Doyle from the practice of law upon finding that Doyle failed to respond to the board 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.

Meal Prep to Have a Healthy Breakfast Everyday

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 31, 2019
News Type: Wellness Wednesday
Experts say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, citing the fact that we are actually breaking our overnight fast. We need to provide fuel to our bodies before we put them to work and breakfast helps with energy, as well as decreasing hunger and cravings later in the day, improving cognition, and reducing one’s risk for obesity. Because the morning rush can be so chaotic and busy, try doing some preparations the night before so having a healthful breakfast the next morning is easier. For example, you could cut up fruit and nuts to add to yogurt or oats. Making a larger batch of steel-cut oats enables you to simply reheat individual portions as desired. If eggs would be appealing, you could whisk them with salt and pepper and refrigerate in a container so cooking them the next morning requires just one step. If you enjoy smoothies, you can place all ingredients except the liquid into a zip-top bag, then freeze and blend with the liquid in the morning.

Death Row Inmate Scheduled to Die Via Lethal Injection on Aug. 15

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 31, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Death row inmate Stephen Michael West did not select a method for his Aug. 15 execution, so the state will put him to death using controversial lethal injection drugs if the execution moves forward as scheduled, the Tennessean reports. West was one of dozens of Tennessee death row inmates to challenge the state's three-drug lethal injection protocol. In the last year, two other inmates decided they would rather face the electric chair.

Lone Nashville Republican Picks Up Democratic Challenger

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 30, 2019
News Type: Politics
Educational consultant Kimi Abernathy has launched a campaign for the state Senate seat currently held by Steven Dickerson, the last Nashville Republican in the state legislature, the Nashville Post reports. Abernathy said she was running in order to expand Medicaid, support public schools and protect the environment. Dickerson, who has positioned himself as a moderate, already has a Republican primary challenger in Brentwood business consultant Diane Michael, and has faced legal trouble for his pain clinic business.

MALS to Host Legal Clinic in Memphis Tomorrow

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 30, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
AutoZone and Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, in conjunction with Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS), will host the 11th Annual “Give a Little, Help a Lot” pro bono clinic tomorrow at the Orange Mound Senior Center. During the legal aid clinic, legal professionals will help low-income, Memphis-area senior citizens at the Orange Mound Senior Center prepare for the future. Since its inception, this annual legal aid clinic has provided hundreds of seniors with free legal services, addressing health care law, estate planning and other legal matters. The clinic will take place from 10 a.m. to noon. Attorneys interested in attending or learning more may contact Mikey Mooney of Poston Communications.

California State Bar Accidentally Releases Topics for Bar Exam

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 30, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The California State Bar accidentally released the general topics that will appear on its upcoming bar exam, CNN reports. "On Saturday, July 27, we became aware that the State Bar inadvertently prematurely provided deans of several California law schools a list of the general subject matter topics contained in the July 2019 California Bar Examination essay questions and performance test," Chief of Programs Donna Hershkowitz said. The release happened on Thursday during a routine invitation to observe a grading session, which is typically sent out after the exam is done.

Lawyers Frustrated by Policy Removing Interpreters from Immigration Courts

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 30, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Immigration lawyers across the country are experiencing trouble with a new federal policy that went into effect July 15 – the removal of in-person interpreters from master calendar hearings in immigration court, Vice News reports. The move, announced by the Department of Justice in June, was meant to increase efficiency by having immigrants watch an orientation video with subtitles and then giving them the option of using a telephone interpreter. Immigration lawyers have complained that the videos make the process more confusing, and put attorneys who are not fluent in a second language at a disadvantage.
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