U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia did not specify a home for his official papers before his death, according to the National Law Journal (sub. req.). Preservation of such documents is not governed by any law, and Scalia’s family and Library of Congress have not commented on the fate of the files. Scalia’s papers could include writings on landmark cases from Bush v. Gore in 2000 to decisions that upheld the Affordable Care Act.

Attorneys registered with Online TN Justice are needed to volunteer for upcoming virtual legal advice clinics in Knoxville and Nashville. Attorneys will pair with law students from four Tennessee law schools to answer civil legal questions asked by low-income state residents through the site. Contact Samantha Sanchez, Online TN Justice Site Administrator, for more information.

Shaw Enterprises is suing the town of Thompson’s Station and the town's planner for failing to issue a grading permit to the developer, the Williamson Herald reports. Shaw claims the company is losing $22,000 a month in interest costs because the company began grading the land following the project’s approval from the Planning Commission. Thompson’s Station contends the commission simply removed a condition of a tree replacement inventory and has no ability to issue a permit.

WSMV reports the plan to allow guns at the legislative plaza in Nashville will not move forward. The office of Speaker of the House Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, said the decision was made following a meeting with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey. Officials said the building modification necessary to allow guns would not be “a good use of money” since they plan to move from the plaza to the Cordell Hull building by 2017.

State Sen. Todd Gardenhire filed a complaint against Gatlinburg Police Detective Rodney Burns, who is already the subject of a TBI investigation because of his statements during testimony in the Ooltewah student rape case. Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, said he based the complaint on Burns’ attitude toward the case. "I'd also filed a little complaint with the proper people in Nashville from another angle on his attitude that may go back to his superiors in Sevier County," he said. Read more WTVC.

The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts is seeking attorneys to represent indigent respondents facing contempt of court charges for failure to pay court-ordered child support in Title IV-D child support enforcement proceedings in Davidson County Juvenile Court. Judges will continue to have the discretion to appoint attorneys, however the AOC is seeking licensed attorneys to contract with the office. The application form is available online; contact David Byrne, 615-741-6285, for more information.

Despite opposition from LGBT groups, the state Senate yesterday approved a bill (SB 1556) that would give state-licensed counselors and therapists the right to deny service on religious grounds. WPLN reports the proposal comes in a response to a 2014 revision to the American Counseling Association’s code of ethics, which stated counselors could not deny service based on religious objections. "We're doing nothing to prohibit or restrict the ability to get counseling from someone who is trained and willing to provide that counseling," said bill sponsor Sen. Jack Johnson, R-Franklin. Opponents, including the Tennessee Counseling Association, argue the measure will make it harder for people in rural areas to access help.

The Napier-Looby Bar Association, a Nashville affiliate of The National Bar Association, recently elected its new officers: Kyonzté Hughes-Toombs, president; Christopher Bellamy, president-elect; Mariah Cole, recording secretary; Angela Williams, corresponding secretary; Raquel Bellamy, treasurer; and Princess Page, historian.

Attorney Peyton Thomas Hairston Jr. died Feb. 13, according to the Knoxville Bar Association. Hairston, who earned his law degree from Wake Forest University, began working for the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1993. A memorial service will be held Friday at noon at St. John's Lutheran Church, 544 N Broadway, Knoxville. A memorial service will follow at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Jimmy V Foundation in memory of Peyton.

This appeal arises from an insurance claim for storm-related damage to the property of the plaintiffs. The case was resolved on a motion for summary judgment. According to the plaintiffs, the trial court erred by giving effect to the decision of the appraisal panel because the policy?s appraisal provision is unenforceable. The plaintiffs contend the policy?s appraisal provision constitutes an agreement to arbitrate subject to Tennessee?s version of the Uniform Arbitration Act (Tenn. Code Ann.§ 29-5-301, et seq.).