An item in Tuesday's TBA Today gave an incorrect date for the TBA's celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. The event will be held on Thursday, June 18, during the TBA's virtual convention. TBA members can register online for this free event, which includes a conversation with noted book author and speaker Elaine Weiss.

In his book “Just One Thing,” Rick Hanson suggests an easy and straight-forward exercise that could have value for many people. In your mind or on paper, make a list of things that make you smile. Several times a day, look for moments to bring that list to mind ... and a smile to your face. Then notice the results. How do you feel inside? How do you act toward others? How do others respond to you? Savor these good feelings and successes. Smiling a few more times each day may not seem like much, but it will send wonderful ripples through your brain, body, mind and relationships.

Gov. Bill Lee’s administration will stop sharing COVID-positive information with 911 boards and law enforcement agencies across the state, the Daily Memphian reports. A letter sent to lawmakers today says that as of Sunday, the state will no longer send agencies a daily list of names and addresses of those who test positive for the virus. The governor’s office also notified law enforcement and first responder agencies and encouraged all first responders to prepare as if every person they come in contact with has the virus.

The Nashville Bar Association today announced the recipients of its 2020 Liberty Bell Award, which honors those who promote understanding of the rule of law, respect for the law and the courts, or a sense of civic responsibility. Nashville lawyers Margaret Behm and Jeanie Nelson as well as Juli Mosley, former chair the Nashville Airport Authority Board, were recognized for their work in raising funding for “Votes for Women,” a permanent exhibit on woman suffrage and the legacy of the 19th Amendment at the Nashville Public Library.

A new class-action lawsuit brought by two Shelby County Jail detainees is seeking the release of medically vulnerable detainees during the current pandemic. The suit accuses the sheriff’s office of violating detainees’ constitutional rights and notes that it is not possible for inmates to social distance, that detainees use all the same high-touch items and that staff often do not wear masks. The suit asks for the release of detainees with illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, HIV and hypertension, the Daily Memphian reports.

A third jurisdiction has moved its July bar exam online but unlike other states making that move, test takers in Nevada will be allowed to consult outside reference materials during the two-day exam. The Supreme Court of Nevada has ordered the test be given remotely, but in an acknowledgement of the difficulties of monitoring test takers in their own homes, it is making it an open book test. Two justices dissented from the order, arguing the exam should be postponed until September in hopes it could be given in its traditional format then. Like Indiana and Michigan, Nevada will not administer the Multistate Bar Exam, Law.com reports.

COVID Cast, a podcast from Above the Law that looks at how the pandemic is impacting the legal profession, has released two new episodes. The first, features Nicole Pinard, vice president and general manager of legal education at Wolters Kluwer, who talks about the rapidly evolving law school model, how professors are adapting to virtual innovation, and what law students must do to prepare for the future. The second looks at the impact on in-house counsel. Mark Harris, CEO of Knowable, talks about how legal departments can use contracts to maximize revenue and minimize costs and disruptions.

University of Tennessee College of Law Professor Joan Heminway has been selected to serve as an academic fellow with George Washington University’s Center for Law, Economics and Finance. She will work with the center’s Initiative on Quality Shareholders to research and report on the advantages and disadvantages various types of shareholders present to individual companies and corporate America and how policies and practices can be harnessed to generate value. Heminway has taught at the law school since 2000 after practicing transactional business law for nearly 15 years.

Charles W. “Chuck” Cagle, shareholder and chair of the Education Law and Government Relations Practice Group at Lewis Thomason, has been appointed as Tennessee representative and counsel to the Council of Administrators in Special Education, the Ledger reports. In this role, Cagle will assist special education directors nationwide in seeking flexibility in federal regulations for use of special education funding. Cagle oversees Lewis Thomason’s representation of more than 70 public boards of education, four private schools, two private universities and a private medical school. He also has served as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University, teaching courses in K-12 education law and public policy and the law of higher education.

For the second year, Yale Law Women has released a ranking of the top law firms for gender equity coupled with its annual list of the top family-friendly firms. This year, however, the list is not a Top 10 but instead recognizes success in specific categories that relate to overall gender equity and family friendliness. Two firms with offices in Tennessee made the list. Littler Mendelson, with offices in Memphis and Nashville, was recognized as the best firm for flexible work options, including part-time and remote work. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, with an office in Nashville, was named the best firm for inclusion initiatives, including training, mentorship and diversity. Above the Law has all the rankings.