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Annual Charity Block Party Planned for June 1 in Nashville

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 6, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
Former Nashville Bar Association president Bill Ramsey is again hosting a block-party-birthday-bash honoring longtime friend Otha Turner. This year's Ode to Otha  event will be held June 1, with proceeds benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank. Join in on the 25th annual celebration for a casual, family-friendly day of music and dancing, food and drinks, and the centuries-old fife and drum tradition that Otha's family proudly carries on.

Legal Aid Seeking Attorney Volunteers for Clinic on Saturday

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 6, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
Legal Aid Society is hosting its monthly McHugh Clinic at the Belmont Ministry Center on Saturday. Its team will be joined by attorneys from Harpeth Hills Church of Christ. Volunteers from all practice areas of the law are also encouraged to attend. Ample support provided to new volunteers. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at 2005 12th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee, 37204. For more information please contact Jorge Salles Diaz at jsallesdiaz@las.org or  615-780-7131.

Henry County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 6, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
The law license of Henry County attorney Barton F. Robison was today transferred to disability inactive status pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Robison cannot practice law while on disability inactive status. He may return to the practice of law after reinstatement by the Tennessee Supreme Court upon showing of clear and convincing evidence that the disability has been removed and he is fit to resume the practice of law.

Nashville DA Assigns Special Prosecutor to Activist's Case

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Nashville's district attorney has requested a special prosecutor take over an activist's criminal case after discrepancies were uncovered in evidence shared by House Speaker Glen Casada's chief of staff, the Tennessean reports. A recent news report asserted that that Cade Cothren, Casada's top staffer, may have tampered with evidence in an effort to frame activist Justin Jones for violating bond conditions. The evidence centers on an assault case against Jones, who was charged with throwing a cup of coffee into an elevator. Jones was told he could have no contact with Casada. Cothren sent prosecutors emails from Jones to Casada as proof of Jones violating bond, but the emails had two separate dates, one before Jones was arrested and one afterward. The discrepancy made it unclear if Jones had actually violated a court order.

Lawsuit Says Bradley County Inmate Died Because of Neglected Care

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A lawsuit filed in Chattanooga’s U.S. District Court claims that Brandon Gash died while in Bradley County custody due to negligent care, the Times Free Press reports. The suit, filed by Gash’s family, names the county government, the jail’s third-party medical care provider, former Sheriff Eric Watson and former Captain of Corrections Gabe Thomas. Gash was taken into custody last April for methamphetamine possession.

Groups Sue State Over Bill Targeting Voter Registration

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A coalition of voting rights advocates has filed a lawsuit against the state over a recently passed bill aiming criminal charges and fines at voter registration groups, the Nashville Scene reports. The group — headed up by the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the NAACP — filed the suit on behalf of a group of Tennessee organizations that engage in voter registration activity. Kristin Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee, called it "one of the most restrictive voter suppression measures that we have seen this year."  

National Muslim Advocacy Group Calls for Discipline for Memphis Judge

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a major Muslim civil rights group based in Washington, has called for the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct to discipline Memphis Criminal Court Judge Jim Lammey, the Commercial Appeal reports. The Memphis judge had made numerous anti-immigration posts on his personal Facebook page, including a link to an article that described Muslim immigrants as "foreign mud." A spokesperson for CAIR said in a statement that "it would be impossible for Judge Lammey to rule in an objective manner while actively promoting anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim conspiracy theories on his social media. Appropriate disciplinary action must be taken to ensure fairness in Tennessee’s courts."

Federal Court Rules Ohio Congressional Map Unconstitutional

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A federal court has ruled that Ohio's congressional map is an "unconstitutional partisan gerrymander" and must be redrawn by the 2020 election, NPR reports. In its ruling, a three-judge panel from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio argue that the map was intentionally drawn "to disadvantage Democratic voters and entrench Republican representatives in power." The court argues the map violates voters' constitutional right to choose their representatives and exceeds the state's powers under Article I of the Constitution. The decision is likely to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

North Carolina Attorney Named Miss USA

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A 27-year-old North Carolina litigation attorney who handles pro bono work for inmates was crowned the new Miss USA on Thursday, the ABA Journal reports. Cheslie Kryst is an associate at Poyner Spruill in Charlotte who focuses on litigation and government representation. She earned her law degree at Wake Forest University, and her work for prisoners consists of seeking reduced sentences for them.

UT Law Students Argue Before Federal Appeals Court

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Two UT College of Law students spent their final week of law school arguing a case before the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. In court on April 30, third-year students Evan Rothey and Elizabeth Harwood argued two constitutional issues associated with their client’s trial: the client’s right to cross-examine a key witness; and the client’s right to have a public trial in an open courtroom. Clinic student attorneys Brooke Heavener and Nicholas Allen served as opposing counsel in preparation for the court appearance, and students Blake Tate, Benjamin Johnson, Benjamin Merry and William Beasley assisted with preparing oral arguments.
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