Court documents show Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold will plead not guilty to federal fraud charges, The Tennessean reports. Arnold and two others were indicted last week on charges including bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and extortion related to sale of JailCigs. 

USA Today reports presumptive presidential-nominee Donald Trump and his businesses have been involved in at least 3,500 legal actions in federal and state courts during the past three decades. Trump and his hundreds of companies acted as the plaintiff in an estimated 1,900 of the cases. By comparison, Hillary Clinton has been named in more than 900 lawsuits, mostly as a defendant. Trump's suits involve the now-defunct Trump University, unpaid royalties in a vodka deal and an ongoing suit against the town of Palm Beach over airplane noise.

A $1.25 million negligence lawsuit recently filed in Anderson County Circuit Court claims floor refinishing is to blame for a devastating fire, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. The complaint, filed against Lawrence Troendle, owner of Tennessee Floor Care of Lenoir City, said Troendle or his employees were negligent because they "consciously disregarded a known and obvious risk of serious and substantial harm."

The Defendant, Amerius Julian Harris, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to sell of .5 grams or more of cocaine and possession of a Schedule VI drug with intent to sell, and the trial court sentenced the Defendant to an effective sentence of twelve years, suspended to supervised probation except for 180 days. A violation of probation warrant was issued, and the trial court revoked the Defendant?s probation and ordered service of the balance of the sentence in confinement.

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Derrick Schofield is set to resign from his post at the end of this month, The Tennessean reports. Schofield, who has drawn criticism over reported problems with officers and inmates, will take a job with a private prison corporation. While Gov. Bill Haslam has praised Schofield, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey said, “I've made no secret of the fact that I think that the Department of Correction could benefit from a fresh perspective at the top.” 

House Speaker Beth Harwell's 3-Star Legislative Task Force is weeks away from showing federal Medicaid officials some of its plan for improving insurance access for Tennesseans. According to WPLN, the group is favoring giving more support to clinics, over offering residents insurance through Medicaid. As many as 300,000 Tennesseans cannot afford insurance through the Affordable Care Act, but still do not qualify for Medicaid.

Attorney General Herbert Slatery issued an opinion on May 26 that outlines his authority to investigate embattled state Rep. Jeremy Durham, R-Franklin. State Rep. Rick Womick, R-Rockvale, requested the opinion. Slatery cites permission from a House Committee granted in February as providing authority over the investigation into sexual harassment claims against the lawmaker. Slatery’s investigation of Durham remains ongoing, The Tennessean reports. 

Defendant, Travis Tate, appeals from his convictions of second degree murder, attempted voluntary manslaughter, and employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony and from his effective sentence of forty years.

Petitioner, Quantel Taylor, appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief following remand from the Tennessee Supreme Court. See Taylor v. State, 443 S.W.3d 80 (Tenn. 2014). In his post-conviction petition, Petitioner alleged, in part, that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to interview his three co-defendants. Petitioner subpoenaed the co-defendants to testify at the post-conviction hearing. The post-conviction court granted the State's motion to quash subpoenas for the co- defendants, who were incarcerated.