A sex-trafficking victim turned predator was sentenced to 41 months in prison this week for her role in luring a teenager to Knoxville to engage in prostitution. "I don't care how messed up your life is … you don't get to become a predator," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Kolman. Read more from the Knoxville News Sentinel. 

The National Institute of Corrections is reviewing the state of corrections in Cocke County, WNPC reports. The group is determining ways to help the county deal with jail and courthouse overcrowding. NIC has previously recommended that the county build a justice center rather than upgrading the current facilities or building a stand-alone jail.

A new state law that permits full-time faculty, staff and other employees of Tennessee's public colleges and universities who have handgun-carry permits to carry their guns on campus will go into effect July 1. The Tennessean reports that police at the University of Tennessee on Monday will start registering employees who want to carry guns on the Knoxville campus.

The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended Memphis lawyer Linda Kaye Kendall Garner from the practice of law for one year, with 30 days to be served as active suspension and the remainder on probation. During representation, Garner failed to file an appropriate pleading in opposition to a motion for summary judgment. She also used her trust account improperly to pay for personal and business expenses over a period of two years. Read the BPR release. 

The Chattanooga Bar Foundation inducted its Fellows Class of 2016 on June 8. This year’s selectees were: Sheri A. Fox of Legal Aid of East Tennessee; Steven M. Jacoway of Patrick, Beard, Schulman & Jacoway; Ward W. Nelson of Miller & Martin; K. Stephen Powers of Baker Donelson; and the Hon. Tom Greenholtz, Hamilton County Criminal Court judge. Read more, including biographies of the inductees, from the Hamilton County Herald.  

WPLN reports U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, is again calling for a temporary ban on the resettlement of Syrian refugees. Citing the Orlando shooting, Blackburn co-sponsored a measure with Tennessee Rep. Scott DesJarlais that would cut off all funding for resettlement until Congress has approved the Obama administration's plans.  

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday revived a $2 million fee dispute for attorneys who argued for the winner in a 2013 copyright case over resold textbooks. The Justices unanimously agreed that that federal courts should examine a variety of factors in deciding whether to award fees to winners in copyright infringement cases and sent the case back to a lower court for a new ruling. Read more from The New York Times. 

State Rep. Andy Holt today announced that he will personally pay for the first five people that contact his office to get their handgun carry permits. “I want people to arm themselves,” said Holt, R-Dresden. “I think members of the LGBT community are starting to realize how crazy it is that Democrats want to leave them completely defenseless.”

Rep. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon, and Sen. Mae Beavers, R-Mt. Juliet, are demanding that the state pay a 60-year-old man who spent 31 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. Under state law, people who are wrongfully imprisoned in Tennessee can be compensated up to $1 million. But the man cannot be paid until Gov. Bill Haslam officially exonerates him, the Associated Press reports. 

Experts at the 2016 Elder Law Forum in Nashville will share new and timely information related to perennial topics of Medicaid planning, conservatorships and special needs trusts in Tennessee. The CLE course, approved for 5.75 credits, will also feature a Vanderbilt University geriatrician who will address the unique needs of older adults. The event will be held on July 15 from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the AT&T Building, 333 Commerce Street.