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Workers Held in East Tennessee ICE Raid Sue Trump Administration

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 21, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Seven former slaughterhouse workers have sued the Trump administration, claiming violation of their civil rights in last year's immigration raid on an East Tennessee meat-packing plant, Knoxnews reports. The lawsuit, filed today in U.S. District Court, names nine agents of the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement as defendants, saying they cursed, shoved and punched unarmed workers during one of the largest workplace raids in recent history. Agents of ICE and the IRS raided the Southeastern Provision meatpacking plant in Bean Station in April and rounded up 97 undocumented immigrants. No agent asked anyone about their immigration status until after handcuffing them, and at least one worker had legal immigration status but was handcuffed and held for more than two hours, even after he produced his papers, according to the lawsuit.

House Subcommittee Advances Bill to Strip Subpoena Power from Community Oversight Boards

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 21, 2019
The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee passed legislation this week stripping the subpoena power of police oversight committees, The Daily Memphian reports. The legislation would take subpoena power away from Nashville’s recently-appointed oversight panel, which was set up after an overwhelming public vote, and the Knoxville Police Advisory & Review Committee, which has subpoena authority for civil matters, not criminal cases, and works with its police department.

LMU Duncan School of Law Opens 'Career Closet' for Students

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 21, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law recently announced the opening of the school’s “Career Closet.” Suits, shoes, and briefcases, all donated by the local legal community, are now available to law students free of charge. This is an effort to address challenges faced by many of the school’s first generation students. For more information, contact Career Service Director Allison Starnes-Anglea.

Thornton to Chair Council for Judicial Appointments, 3 New Members Named

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 21, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Gov. Bill Lee announced new members to the Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments, as well as the appointment of Gif Thornton as chair. The council is responsible for recommending candidates to the governor to fill vacancies for Tennessee’s appellate courts. New members include David McKinney of Memphis, who is currently the Vice President of Government Relations for AutoZone Inc., Jody Pickens of Jackson, who is currently the District Attorney General for the 26th Judicial District, and Charles Tuggle of Memphis, who is currently the General Counsel for First Horizon National Corp. Current members of the council, including George Brown, Sarah K. Campbell, David Golden, Rosemarie Hill, Michelle Long and Cheryl Rice, will continue to serve.

Services Friday for Knoxville Attorney Sheryl Rollins

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2019
News Type: Passages
Knoxville attorney Sheryl Leneice Clark Rollins died on Feb. 14 at the age of 69. Rollins earned her law degree from the University of Tennessee School of Law in 1992. She also attended the Institute of International and Comparative Law at Oxford University in Oxford, England, in 1991. She was one of 50 scholars who accepted an invitation to participate in Harvard University’s Symposium on W.E.B. Dubois at the Sorbonne University in Paris. Her life of service included being elected president of the Knoxville Branch of the NAACP, as well as serving as a former member of the Knox County Public Library Board of Trustees, the Knoxville Museum of Art and the Beck Cultural Exchange Center. The family will receive friends Friday from 11 a.m. to noon at Overcoming Believers, 211 Harriet Tubman Dr.

CEO McIver to Retire After 20 Years with MALS

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Harrison D. McIver III, CEO of Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS), is retiring after leading the organization for more than 20 years. During his tenure, MALS' budget nearly doubled, staff grew to 50, the firm expanded to include partnerships with Methodist Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, and it implemented programs addressing the needs of homeless veterans as well as seniors.

Davidson County Lawyer Reinstated

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
Davidson County attorney Ashley Denise Preston has been reinstated to the practice of law in Tennessee after having been suspended on Oct. 20, 2017. On Feb. 6, a hearing panel reinstated Preston with the conditions that she engage with a practice monitor and a licensed counselor during her two year probation.

Burr Partner Named TDEC Bureau Deputy Commissioner

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has announced the appointment of Gregory Young as deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Environment, The Nashville Post reports. Young was most recently a partner in the Nashville office of Burr & Forman, where he practiced in the real estate and environmental groups. He succeeds Tisha Calabrese Benton, who left to become vice chancellor for communications for the University of Tennessee.

SCOTUS Rules Ban on Excessive Fines Applies to State, Local Governments

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2019
News Type: U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to state and local governments, thus limiting their ability to use fines to raise revenue, NPR reports. The court's opinion came in the case of Tyson Timbs, whose $42,000 Land Rover was seized by the state of Indiana after he was arrested for selling a small amount of heroin to undercover agents for $400. The court's decision, written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was announced by her on her second day back on the court following surgery late last year.

Court Seeking Comments on Proposed Rule 46A

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2019
The Tennessee Supreme Court is considering the adoption of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 46A, which would govern the electronic service of papers that are e-filed, and it is seeking comments from the legal community and the public on the proposed rule. The deadline for submitting written comments is March 22. Comments should be e-mailed to appellatecourtclerk@tncourts.gov or mailed to: James M. Hivner, Clerk, Tennessee Appellate Courts, 100 Supreme Court Building, 401 7th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219-1407.
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