The U.S Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday involving the collapse of energy giant Enron to determine who is protected from retaliation after blowing the whistle on the company’s misdeeds. In an appeal brought by two former employees of the companies that run the Fidelity family of mutual funds, the workers claimed they faced retaliations after they reported allegations of fraud affecting Fidelity funds. They argued that a provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act protects their whistle-blower activity, WRCB News 3 reports.

Former Tennessee House Republican Caucus chair Debra Maggart has been named senior vice president of CivicPoint, the public affairs and lobbying wing of Nashville-based Frost Brown Todd law firm, the Tennessean political blog reports. “I am excited for this new opportunity with Frost Brown Todd, and the opportunity to help clients achieve their goals,” Maggart said in a statement.

Shelby County District Attroney General Amy Weirich opened her re-election campaign Sunday with a chilli cookoff judged by military veterans, the Memphis Daily News reports. Weirich ran in a special election in 2012 after being appointed the county’s chief prosecutor to replace Bill Gibbons, who had been named state commissioner of safety and homeland security. This time she is running for a full eight-year term.

Wednesday's TBA Today incorrectly identified the judicial position that Nashville attorney Mark Podis is seeking in the upcoming election. He is running for Davidson County General Sessions Court Judge, Division II, on the Democratic ticket.

Mark Richard Podis announced he is running for Davidson County General Sessions Court, Division II, Judge on the Democratic ticket in the May primary. Podis is the founding partner of Podis and Podis and has been practicing law in Nashville for 27 years. 

The State of Tennessee-Division of Workers’ Compensation is requesting interested and qualified attorneys to apply for the position of Workers’ Compensation Judge. All workers’ compensation claims involving illness or injury that occurred on or after July 2014, will be heard in the new workers’ compensation court. All interested applicants must complete a questionnaire by Dec. 1. For more information, contact the Division of Workers' Compensation Administrator Abbie Hudgens.

The Tennessee Democratic Party has named longtime pollster and strategist Alan Secrest as its new executive director, the Nashville Business Journal reports. Secrest will replace Kevin Teets, who left earlier this year.

Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong said yesterday that the total number of unprocessed rape kits in police possession will be about 12,000 — a number far higher than previously reported — even after an initial round of 2,226 kits are tested. Last month, Mayor AC Wharton issued an executive order directing city police to test all backlogged, unprocessed rape kits. Some of the untested kits date from the 1980s, a situation that has outraged advocates for rape victims. Armstrong told City Council members that clearing the entire backlog will cost more than $4.6 million, the Commercial Appeal reports.

Chicago attorney Matt Willens is offering a $1,000 “Anything But Law School” scholarship for a college graduate who goes on to graduate school, but avoids law school. Willins told the National Law Journal the scholarship is not a stunt, but an attempt to raise awareness about the rough job market for law graduates and to encourage students to pursue less risky careers. He also warns about the dangers of new graduates heading out on their own unprepared. “Becoming a good lawyer takes years of training," he said. "You have people out there who are practicing without training. They’re doing the best thing they can. Sometimes they do the right thing, and a lot of times they don’t. It’s a black mark on the profession of the law.”

Rep. Vince Dean, R-East Ridge, today announced that he will run for Criminal Court clerk in Hamilton County, the Chattanoogan reports. The former mayor of East Ridge, Dean said he will continue to serve in his House District 30 seat through the upcoming legislative session.