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Attorney, Former Miss Tennessee Patricia Eaves McAnally Dies at 79

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 8, 2019
News Type: Passages
Middle Tennessee attorney Patricia Eaves McAnally died on June 28. She was 79. A native of Cookeville, she earned the title of Miss Tennessee while she was still an undergrad and upon graduation, clerked in the U.S. Senate for Sen. Estes Kefauver. She graduated in 1966 from the University of Tennessee College of Law and became an attorney for the Tennessee Department of Welfare. She then moved on to serve as the in-house legal council for American International Dairies Inc., where she remained for 17 years. In 2007, she retired from law and earned her master's degree in divinity. She will be remembered in a private family ceremony. In lieu of flowers, consider donating to one of the following in her name: Thistle Farms, Alive Hospice of Nashville or St. Lukes Community House of Nashville.

Though Real ID Will Be Required to Travel, Tennesseans Still Opting for Traditional License

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 8, 2019
News Type: Legal News
After Oct. 1, 2020, Americans will be required to use “Real ID”-complaint identification to fly, enter a federal office or visit a nuclear plant, but Tennesseans aren’t signing up for the new requirements just yet, Knoxnews reports. If the first days of Real ID’s availability, only a third of the nearly 21,000 licenses issued were compliant. Applicants for a Real ID need proof of legal residence, such as a birth certificate or passport; proof of Social Security number — an actual card, recent W-2 or Form 1099; and two proofs of Tennessee residence, such as a utility bill, bank statement, tax return, lease or current driver’s license.

DOJ Changes Legal Team Behind Citizenship Question Case

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 8, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to not allow a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the Justice Department announced a major shakeup to its team of lawyers involved in the ongoing legal battle, NPR reports. Though the DOJ said last week it would begin printing the census forms without the question, the president tweeted shortly after that his administration was "absolutely moving forward" with pursuing the question's inclusion. The president's comments caught the attention of U.S. District Judge George Hazel, who called for an emergency hearing by phone last week.

9th Circuit: ‘Bikini Baristas’ Not Protected by First Amendment

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 8, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court’s decision to prohibit the city of Everett, Washington, from imposing a dress code on the baristas of a local coffee shop, who were known to serve drinks while nearly nude. The Associated Press reports that the appeals panel said that wearing skimpy attire to sell coffee does not constitute free speech protected by the First Amendment.

Feds OK Memphis Public Schools' Operations Under Catholic Landlord's Guidelines

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 8, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The U.S. Department of Education said a charter school network’s lease prohibiting it from teaching anything considered “gravely immoral” by the Catholic Church does not violate federal guidelines, the Daily Memphian reports. The federal guidance removes the final hurdle for Compass Community Schools to open its six campuses across Memphis on July 31 in former Catholic school buildings. The opinion also confirms the new network’s eligibility to receive $600,000 per school in federal grants for “promising” new charter schools.

Baker Donelson Names New Pro Bono Director, Transportation Group Lead

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 8, 2019
News Type: Legal News

Two attorneys were named to firm-wide leadership roles with Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, the Nashville Business Journal reports. Sam Bowman, a shareholder in the Nashville office, is spearheading the firm's pro bono program throughout its footprint, which covers 10 states and Washington, D.C. In recent years, Baker's attorneys have completed more than 20,000 hours of free legal work. Scott Carey, the firm's former Nashville managing shareholder, will now lead Baker's transportation group, overseeing more than 40 attorneys. Both will remain based out of the Nashville office.

Judge Elledge to Lead Tennessee Judicial Conference

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 3, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The Tennessee Judicial Conference recently announced the new members of its executive committee for the coming year. Taking over as president of the TJC is 7th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Donald R. Elledge. Elledge has been on the bench since 2005, when he was first appointed to his seat by Gov. Phil Bredesen. He was elected to full terms in 2006 and 2014. He is a graduate of the Nashville School of Law. Filling the role of president-elect is 26th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Roy B. Morgan Jr., and the new vice-president is 6th Judicial District Chancellor John F. Weaver.

Saturday Ethics Seminar Set for Aug. 10

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 3, 2019
News Type: TBA CLE
Don't have time during the week to get your ethics hours? We have the solution for you! Join us at our annual Saturday Ethics Seminar on Aug 10, which offers three dual hours. Speakers will address timely, relevant topics designed to benefit and protect your practice.

Judge Says New Law for Online Ordination Raises 'Serious Constitutional Issues'

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 3, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Chief District Judge Waverly Crenshaw said today that a lawsuit challenging a new law that bans ministers ordained online from performing marriages raised "serious constitutional issues" that should be considered at trial by the end of the year, the Tennessean reports. Until then, Crenshaw said, ministers ordained online could continue to perform legal marriages. The Universal Life Church Monastery, a ministry that ordains ministers online, sued Tennessee over the law last month, saying it violated religious protections of the First Amendment among other things. The law was set to go into effect Monday, but Crenshaw intervened with an order to maintain the status quo.

Rutherford County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 3, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
The Supreme Court today temporarily suspended Rutherford County lawyer Robert John Foy from the practice of law upon finding that Foy misappropriated funds of a client and poses a threat of substantial harm to the public. 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 misappropriation of a client’s funds.
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