Earn two CLE credits in the Tennessee Supreme Court Fantasy Challenge when you predict the outcome of State of Tennessee v. Kenneth McCormick, a case before the state Supreme Court. The defendant was indicted for driving under the influence of an intoxicant (first offense), a Class A misdemeanor. The defendant moved to suppress the evidence against him and the trial court denied the motion, resulting in the defendant being convicted after a jury trial. The audio of the oral argument in this game will be made available after March 11.

The trial date in the Holly Bobo case has been tentatively set for April 3, 2017. Judge Creed McGinley described the case as "like none other,” on Wednesday. WTVF reports it is unclear who will be tried in April; the state has filed a motion to sever the cases of Zach Adams, Dylan Adams and Jason Autry for the 2011 murder of Bobo. A new attorney was appointed to Autry after his previous attorney, John Herbison, was suspended last month from practicing law.

Judge Jerry Beck on Wednesday dismissed charges of child abuse and attempted child neglect charges against former Bristol school principal Jerry Poteat, the Herald Courier reports. Poteat, who was accused of locking a 5-year-old out of the school in January, cannot be charged again for the incident.

As the $75 million “Peeping Tom” suit brought by TV personality Erin Andrews continues in Nashville, state lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow judges more discretion in cases where someone unlawfully photographs someone. The bill would allow judges to order convicted defendants to register as a sex offender, WKRN reports. The act is currently considered a misdemeanor.

The nation’s High Court is closely divided over an abortion rights case regarding a Texas law imposing regulations on abortion clinics and doctors. The justices on Wednesday heard arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, and USA Today reports Justice Anthony Kennedy appears to hold the outcome of the case in the now eight-person court. Much of the extended 85-minute arguments centered on “the definition of undue burden,” as the clinics argue the regulations have caused many Texas clinics to close. The outcome of the case will impact a challenge to Tennessee abortion laws filed by three state abortion clinics.

The state Senate Education Committee unanimously voted Wednesday to strip state funding from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Tennessean reports. The decision comes after two controversial posts on the office’s website.

Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich and Assistant District Attorney Stephen P. Jones say they will fight disciplinary charges from the state Supreme Court’s Board of Professional Responsibility in separate hearings that will include witness testimony, evidence and attorneys. The hearings will not be open to the public. The pair is accused of breaking ethics rules in the 2009 murder trial of Noura Jackson. The Memphis Flyer reports that taking their cases to trial could result in harsher punishments.

In conjunction with the entry of a nolo contendere plea to first offense driving under the influence (“DUI”), Defendant, Alex Hardin Huffstutter, reserved a certified question for appeal pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 37(b)(2)(A) in which he asked this Court to determine whether Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-35-313 excluded DUI as an offense for which judicial diversion was available. On appeal, this Court determined that the question was not dispositive and dismissed the appeal. State v. Alex Hardin Huffstutter, No.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Clifford Shirley today denied a request by Gregory P. Isaacs, attorney for State Rep. Joe Armstrong, to remove language of Armstrong as a lawmaker from his indictment. Armstrong, D-Knoxville, pleaded not guilty to federal fraud and tax evasion charges in connection to an increase in the state's cigarette tax. Isaacs argued prosecutors are “trying to poison jurors” because they are already skeptical of politicians. Shirley barred both sides from talking political ethics, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.

The new Nashville federal courthouse, a $182 million project, cleared its final hurdle today after passing through the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The announcement comes from the office of U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee, who said the city has needed a new courthouse for more than 20 years for safety reasons. WKRN reports it is unclear when work will begin on the project.