Lawmakers in Oklahoma passed a bill today that would make performing abortions a felony, Huffington Post reports. The measure, which contains no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, is now headed to the desk of Oklahoma’s Republican governor. The Associated Press adds that under the measure, those who perform an abortion could be punished with up to three years in prison and would restrict any physician who performs an abortion from obtaining or renewing a license to practice medicine in the state. 

Posting signs is now banned on hallway doors of the Anderson County courthouse, following a controversy over a sign on the county mayor’s chief of staff's door. The sign, “Lesser Civil Magistrate,” is linked to the sovereign citizens movement, which County Commissioner Steve Mead said the FBI lists as a “domestic terrorism group.” The commission will allow signs required by the Americans with Disabilities Act or designating an office, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory attributed the transgender bathroom controversy to Congress’ failure to update the nation’s civil rights laws, TIME reports. The Justice Department and North Carolina are currently facing off in dueling lawsuits over the state’s bathroom policy, which the federal government has said violates civil rights. “Congress has been sitting on the sidelines,” McCrory said. “Every city and state and town has its own non-discrimination ordinances that are very inconsistent.” 

A federal judge yesterday awarded attorneys for former University of Tennessee women’s sports employees more than $462,000, bringing the total for the 2012 lawsuit against UT to now more than $1.2 million. The university agreed earlier this year to pay $750,000 to settle the suit, in which two women and one man alleged pay discrimination and retaliation in the athletic department. UT sought to cap the attorneys’ fees at $300,000, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Guyton yesterday rejected most of the school's arguments of fee padding. Read more from the Knoxville News Sentinel. 

The TBA launched today its 2016 Tennessee Supreme Court Candidate Evaluation Poll. In the August General Election, Tennessee voters will be asked to retain or remove three Supreme Court justices: Justice Holly Kirby, Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins and Justice Roger A. Page. In 2014 more than 2,086 TBA members gave their recommendations regarding the election of the three justices then up for retention election. The survey, sent via email, is being conducted by secret ballot beginning today and will close on June 10. Results will be released in mid-June.

Defendant, Pamela Moses, was indicted by the Shelby County Grand Jury for theft under $500. Defendant was convicted by a jury as charged. The trial court imposed a $350 fine. Defendant appeals and raises the following issues for our review: 1) the trial court improperly allowed a witness for the State, who was an inmate, to wear “street” clothing when she testified; 2) the trial court erred by limiting cross-examination of a State's witness; and 3) the State committed prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument.

The Defendant-Appellant, Larry Michael Berkley, was convicted by a Lauderdale County jury of two counts of rape, four counts of aggravated statutory rape, four counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, and four counts of statutory rape by an authority figure.

This is an appeal of the trial court's award of alimony. Husband appeals the trial court?s decision to award alimony in futuro as well as the amount of alimony awarded. We vacate both the trial court's award of alimony in futuro and the amount awarded.

The defendant, a practicing attorney, prepared a deed of trust for the benefit of the plaintiff lender concerning a loan made by the lender to the defendant‘s brother. The subject property was subsequently foreclosed upon by the first mortgage holder without notice to the lender. The lender later discovered that its deed of trust contained certain defects. The lender filed the instant action against the defendant, claiming that the defendant was liable for professional negligence, breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, and a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.

In this divorce, the trial court's main challenge was to classify and divide corporate debentures worth over two million dollars. After considering the evidence, the trial court classified all of the debentures as marital property and awarded Wife a share equal to $450,000. After this Court granted Husband's motion to stay execution on distribution of the assets, the trial court awarded Wife temporary alimony.