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-The Tennessean: Tennessee legal watchdog out after lawyer accused him of being an ‘anti-Muslim bigot’
-The Nashville Scene: Ethics Board Attorney’s Anti-Muslim Tweets Upend Misconduct Proceedings
-The Tennessean: ‘Anti-Muslim bias’ of Tennessee legal ethics watchdog hurts investigations, court filing says
-The Tennessean: Judge finds part of MNPS director Shawn Joseph’s severance agreement ‘unconstitutional’
-Fox 17: Court order finds clause in ex-MNPS director’s contract is unconstitutional, unenforceable
-Channel 4: Judge rules censorship clause in former Director of School’s severance agreement unconstitutional
-Fox 17: Early voter pulled out of line for wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirt in Georgia
-USA Today: ‘Oh, it’s been so long’: Mother collapses with joy after wrongfully convicted son freed
-The Tennessean: Judge overturns murder conviction of Nashville man serving life in prison in 1998 case
-The Tennessean: Nashville DA’s office moves to overturn conviction of man serving life for 1998 murder
-New York Times: Imprisoned Nearly 15 Years, but Now Cleared of a Murder He Didn’t Commit
-NBC: Tennessee man freed after nearly 15 years in prison for wrongful murder conviction
-CNN: Tennessee man exonerated after serving 15 years for a murder he didn’t commit
-The Tennessean: Nashville judge hears arguments for dropping charges against Joseph Webster
-The Tennessean: ‘The conviction is wrongful’: Attorney discusses Nashville man’s life sentence case
-The Nashville Scene: DA’s Office Seeks Release for Nashville Man Convicted of 1998 Murder
-The Nashville Scene: Legislature Approves Bill Reforming Harsh Drug-Free School-Zone Law
-The Tennessean: Oversight board asked to investigate officers who responded when NYPD cop broke into home in 2018
-The Tennessean: Ex-NYPD cop who terrorized Nashville residents during break-in must pay $1M, judge rules
-Fox 17: Judge approves $1M judgment against ex-NYPD officer who broke into Nashville woman’s home
-New York Daily News: Disgraced ex-NYPD cop who forced his way into woman’s Nashville home must pay her $1 million
-Insurance Journal: Former NYPD Officer Ordered to Pay $1M Over Tennessee Break-In
-WKRN: Ex-NYPD officer ordered to pay $1M after breaking into 12South home, using racial slurs
-TechDirt: The Need For A Federal Anti-SLAPP Law Is Clear And Overwhelming
-The Tennessean: Group that wanted to call state lawmaker ‘literally Hitler’ in campaign mailer wins First Amendment case
-Reason: ‘Literally Hitler’ Election Mailer Is Protected by the First Amendment
-TechDirt: Tennessee Court Strikes Down Law Criminalizing Calling Political Candidates ‘Literally Hitler’
-Tennessee Star: Law Criminalizing Use of False Language in Campaign Literature Ruled Unconstitutional by Davidson County Judge
-The Free Speech Center: Judge: Tennessee law prohibiting false campaign literature violates First Amendment
-The Fulcrum: Judge voids Tennessee law against false (‘literally Hitler’) claims about candidates
-The Tennessean: How should Nashville improve its 911 response? What the mother of one Waffle House victim says must happen
-WSMV: Metro Council approves settlement to family of Waffle House shooting victim
-The Tennessean: On eve of Waffle House shooting anniversary, Metro Council approves $35,000 settlement to family of victim
-Fox 17: Emergency Communications Center decries release of errors after Waffle House shooting
-WTVF: Metro City Council votes to settle Waffle House shooting lawsuit
-WSMV: Court orders payment in dating app case
-WSMV: Lawsuit filed against woman who requested order of protection
-TechDirt: Anti-SLAPP Law Turns Bogus Defamation Lawsuit Into A $26,500 Legal Bill For The Plaintiff
-ABC: Woman files $5 million suit against officer who broke into her home, yelled racial slurs
-The Tennessean: Airbnb terror ends in jail time for drunk NYPD cop who broke into Nashville home, threatened residents
-New York Post: Racist ex-NYPD cop who broke into stranger’s Nashville home files for bankruptcy
-WSMV: NYPD officer arrested for assaulting Nashville family while he was on vacation resigns
-The Tennessean: Woman files $5M lawsuit against ex-NYPD cop who broke into her Nashville home and threatened her
-The Tennessean: Gov. Bill Lee loosens requirements for pardons, commutations; defense attorneys hopeful
-New York Times: Officer Who Admitted Making Racist Threat Quits After an Uproar
-New York Post: Activists want NYPD cop Michael Reynolds fired for racist tirade in Nashville
-US News and World Report: NYPD Officer Accused of Home Break-In, Attack Enters Plea
-NBC News: A white NYPD officer broke into a black woman’s home and threatened her. Activists want him fired.
-Reason: New York Cop Finally Quits—More Than a Year After He Broke Into a Woman’s Home and Threatened Her
-The Grio: White NYPD officer, who spewed racist threats to a Black woman after breaking into her home, resigns
-The Tennessean: NYPD cop takes a plea deal after breaking into a Nashville house next to his Airbnb
-WTVF: Attorney: Resignation of NYPD cop in Nashville racist attack long overdue
-WSMV: Metro Council approves settlement to family of Waffle House shooting victim
-Fox 17: Two years after Waffle House shooting
-The Tennessean: On eve of Waffle House shooting anniversary, Metro Council approves $35,000 settlement to family of victim
-WTVF: Metro City Council votes to settle Waffle House shooting lawsuit
-The Tennessean: Emergency dispatchers’ ‘catastrophic errors’ contributed to Waffle House shooting victim’s death, suit says
-Fox 17: Waffle House shooting lawsuit: Dispatchers sent emergency responders to wrong Waffle House
-WKRN: Nashville Metro Council votes on Waffle House shooting lawsuit
-WKRN: Metro says it cannot be sued for 911 operators’ mistakes during Waffle House shooting
-WPLN: Nashville Moves To Settle Lawsuit With Family Of Man Killed In Waffle House Attack
-The Tennessean: Metro Council urges city’s legal team to settle Waffle House shooting lawsuit
-Fox 17: Emergency Communications Center decries release of errors after Waffle House shooting
-News Channel 5: $25K lawsuit over bad Yelp review dismissed
-TechDirt: Anti-SLAPP Laws Work: Tennessee Doctor Suing Patient Over Negative Review Drops Lawsuit
-News Channel 5: Woman faces $25K lawsuit over Yelp review about Middle Tennessee doctor
-Nashville Scene: Crime and Punishment Under Bill Lee
-Fox 17: Former Vol, Steelers player donates to Nashville mentoring foundation, P.I.C.K
-ABA Journal: Lawyer speech triggers both civility and constitutional concerns
-WMC 5: Attorney says Memphis defense team made grievous errors at trial
-Fox 17: Judge: Nashville can be held responsible for dispatcher error during Waffle House shooting
-The Tennessean: Tennessee prison population hits second consecutive year of record highs
-News Channel 5: Judge rules that Metro could be found liable in deadly Waffle House shooting
-WKRN Channel 2: Nashville judge rules 911 operators can be held partially responsible in Waffle House shooting lawsuit
-The Tennessean: Nashville judges disciplined after investigation into trips to Costa Rica, letter says
-The Tennessean: Federal court order officially ends Tennessee ‘inmate sterilization’ program
-Vice: A Tennessee County Wanted to Sterilize Inmates for Shorter Sentences. That’s Over Now.
-Fox 17: Tennessee inmates win suit against judge who offered sentencing credits for sterilization
-IFL: Federal Court Ends Tennessee’s Controversial Inmate Sterilization Program
-WKRN: Metro 911 Director retires one week after Waffle House lawsuit blames slow response for death
-The Tennessean: Emergency dispatchers’ ‘catastrophic errors’ contributed to Waffle House shooting victim’s death, suit says
-The Nashville Scene: Nashville Police Union Loses (Again) in Legal Fight Against Community Oversight
-The Nashville Scene: A Local Lawsuit Sparks Further Allegations of Sexual Assault
-TechDirt: Tennessee Senate Unanimously Passes Actual Anti-SLAPP Bill
-The Tennessean: Court revives lawsuit against judge who shortened jail time if inmates got ‘sterilized’
-NPR: Nashville District Attorney Agrees To Review Conviction In 1998 Murder Case
-Fox 17: Nashville murder conviction investigation to be reopened
-The Tennessean: District attorney redesigns ‘burdensome’ process of searching for wrongful convictions
-Fox 17: Tenn. Parole Board not recognizing man’s innocence after charges dropped
-The Tennessean: Victim’s family reaches settlement in suit against Waffle House shooting suspect’s father
-News Channel 5: Lawsuits involving Waffle House shooter’s father settled
-WKRN: Waffle House lawsuit resolved
-WSMV: Family of Waffle House shooting victim reaches settlement, dismisses two lawsuits
-CIProud.com: Lawsuits involving father of suspected Waffle House shooter resolved
-News Channel 5: Civil case against Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking will go to trial
-The Tennessean: Father of Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking charged with gun crime
-Fox 17: ‘I’m going to do what I have to do’ accused Waffle House killer texts father
-WKRN Channel 2: What do the indictments mean for lawsuits filed against Reinking, dad?
-The Tennessean: Travis Reinking’s father contradicts law enforcement, says no one told him to keep guns from son
-The Tennessean: In Tennessee, 185 people are serving life for crimes committed as teens
-Fox 17: Civil asset forfeiture in Tennessee criticized, some warn of policing for profit
-The Nashville Business Journal: Judge sides with Metro officials, property owner in strip-club legal battle
-The Nashville Scene: Republican Freshman Wants to Shrink Drug-Free School Zones
-NPR: Investigation: After Pledging To Examine Innocence Claims, Nashville DA Has Yet To Open A Case
-The Nashville Scene: Calvin Bryant Jr. Is out of Prison and Seeking a Pardon
-The Tennessean: Community oversight board belonged on the Nashville ballot, appeals court says; vote stands
-The Tennessean: Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking liable in wrongful death suit, judge says
-WKRN Channel 2: Community Oversight Won Big Despite the Campaign to Defeat It
-WTVF Channel 5: Judge rules on civil suit against Travis Reinking
-The Tennessean: Judge awards Randy Rayburn $10,000 after ‘far-fetched’ defamation suit was dismissed
-The Tennessean: Sentenced to 17 years for low-level drug charge, Nashville man gets freedom thanks to deal with prosecutors
-Reason: Calvin Bryant Was Serving a Draconian Mandatory Minimum Sentence. Now He’s Free
-WSMV Channel 4: Nashville man freed, served 10 years on controversial drug charge
-WTVF Channel 5: Man serving 17-year sentence for drug offense released early
-WKRN Channel 2: New motions filed in Waffle House mass shooting case
-The Nashville Scene: Briley Continues to Signal Opposition to Police Oversight Proposal
-The Tennessean: He got 17 years for a first-time drug offense. Now he’s asking Gov. Bill Haslam for help
-The Tennessean: Nashville judge rules against state in lawsuit over ‘blackout period’ for PACs
-Nashville Post: Court strikes down ‘blackout period’ campaign finance provision
-Fox 17: Imprisoned man’s DNA not on murder weapon
-Fox 17: Is Nashville man serving a life sentence innocent?
-The Tennessean: Tennessee sued over PAC contributions ‘blackout period’ before elections
-Nashville Business Journal: Metro fights back in strip-club legal battle
-The Tennessean: Waffle House shooting witness who watched brother die sues suspect’s father
-Patch: Slain Waffle House Victim’s Brother Sues Alleged Shooter’s Father
-News Channel 5: Family Of Waffle House Shooting Victim Files Second Lawsuit
-The Tennessean: Waffle House shooting victim’s mom files $100M wrongful death suit against Reinkings
-Patch: Waffle House Victim’s Mom Sues Alleged Shooter, Father For $100M
-The Nashville Scene: A Victim’s Mother Is Suing the Alleged Waffle House Shooter and His Father
-The Huffington Post: Mom Of Waffle House Shooting Victim Sues Alleged Gunman And His Father
-The Nashville Post: District 1 runoff candidates raise thousands
-The Appeal: No Mercy
-Patch: Nashville Strip Club Sues City Claiming ‘Conspiracy’
-Nashville Business Journal: Nashville strip club takes aim at Metro officials, local business owners in newly filed suit
-The Tennessean: Williamson commission candidate contests District 7 election, alleges ‘irregularities’
-Fox News: What the puck? Nashville hockey team endorses Democratic mayoral candidate
-The Nashville Scene: Special Election: A Look at the Mayoral Candidates
-Reason: Tennessee Decides It’s Not Actually Dangerous for a Cosmetologist to Do House Calls
-The Tennessean: Defamation lawsuit against restaurateur Randy Rayburn dismissed — again
-Times Free Press: No ‘declaring’ needed at poll
-The Tennessean: Tennessee Supreme Court moves up Nashville mayoral election to May
-The Nashville Post: Argentine passes Tennessee bar exam
-WPLN: Nashville Must Hold Next Mayor’s Election In May, Court Rules
-The Tennessean: Nashville council members support Supreme Court’s immediate review of mayoral election date
-TechDirt: At-Home Dental Appliance Company Sues Website For Having Opinions About Its Products
-The Tennessean: Lawmakers pass bill to forbid judges from sterilizing inmates in exchange for reduced jail time
-Knoxville News Sentinel: Bill to grant parole for killer kids stalls in Tennessee House in shadow of Lillelid murders
-NPR: In Three Years, Mayor Barry Could Have A Clean Record Again
-Patch: After A Year, Nashville Police Return Jocques Clemmons’ Phone
-The Tennessean: More than a year after Jocques Clemmons died, police returned his phone to family
-News Channel 5: Metro Police Return Clemmons’ Cell Phone After Lawsuit Is Filed
-News Channel 5: Libel Lawsuit Dropped By Doggie Daycare
-The Nashville Scene: The Dog Spot Sues Two East Nashville Facebook Group Members for Libel
-The Tennessean: The Dog Spot East Nashville files $2 million libel lawsuit against Facebook commenters
-Nashville Business Journal: Nashville pet store files $2M suit over Facebook comments
-Channel 4 News: Owners of The Dog Spot file lawsuit over Facebook posts
-News Channel 5: Libel Suit From Doggie Day Care Hopes To Fetch $2 Million
-The Tennessean: Appeals court won’t reconsider Tennessee abortion measure decision
-Patch: Federal Court Denies Challenge To Tennessee Abortion Amendment
-The Nashville Scene: The Dog Spot Sues Two East Nashville Facebook Group Members for Libel
-The Nashville Scene: It’s Been One Year Since the Jocques Clemmons Shooting
-The Tennessean: A year after Jocques Clemmons’ death, police still have his phone. His family wants it back.
-Nashville Post: Supreme Court amends bar eligibility rules
-The Washington Post: Tennessee judge reprimanded for offering reduced jail time in exchange for sterilization
-Nashville Post: Supreme Court rules Argentine can take Tennessee Bar
-Bloomberg: Argentine LL.M. With 3.9 GPA Wins Bid to Take Tenn. Bar Exam
-Nashville Post: Argentine lawyer challenging Tennessee Board of Law Examiners
-Nashville Post: Supreme Court considering bar eligibility changes
-Above the Law: State Bars Foreign Student From Bar Exam — Next Stop, State Supreme Court
-Nashville Post: National conservative groups join local bar fight
-Nashville Post: Briefing complete in Argentine lawyer’s bar exam appeal
-ABA Journal: Public Employees, Private Speech: 1st Amendment doesn’t always protect government workers
-Forbes: Tennessee Regulators Drop Complaint, Won’t Block Beauty App From Operating
-Forbes: Tennessee Wants To Shut Down This Beauty And Health App For Offering ‘Highly Disturbing’ Competition
-Nashville Business Journal: Regulators withdraw complaint against Nashville-based startups
-Reason: Tennessee Cosmetology Board Admits it Doesn’t Have Authority To Regulate Tech Companies
-Daily Signal: How This Nashville Tech Company Challenged a State Regulatory Board and Won
-The Commercial Appeal: Nashville firm seeking to become Uber of beauty salons eyes Memphis
-Slate: An Attorney and a DA Are Seeking Justice for Tennesseans Convicted of “Homosexual Acts”
-NPR: How Nashville Man Cleared Of ‘Homosexual Acts’ Conviction Paves The Way
-The Nashville Scene: The Tennessee Supreme Court Keeps Reversing Itself, and Criminal Defense Attorneys Are Worried
-The Nashville Scene: Why Does MNPD Need to Search Jocques Clemmons’ Social Media?
-TechDirt: Judge Dumps Stupid Libel Suit Featuring A Man Suing A Third Party For Things A Journalist Said
-Nashville Business Journal: Nashville restaurateur Randy Rayburn faces $1.5 million lawsuit
-TechDirt: Former University Official Files Libel Lawsuit Against His Replacement For Things A Journalist Said
-Nashville Business Journal: Judge dismisses $1.5M suit against well-known restaurateur
-The Tennessean: 2nd lawsuit challenges Tennessee county’s inmate birth control practice
-WSMV Channel 4: Judge under scrutiny for offering reduced sentences for vasectomies, birth control implants
-Patch: Obscenity Charges Dropped In Nashville Stick Figure Sex Case
-Faultlines: Nashville Cops Hate Stick Figure Sex (and the First Amendment)
-Heat Street: Tennessee Cops Back Down on Fine For ‘Obscene’ Bumper Sticker of Stick Figures
-TechDirt: Driver Sues State After Receiving Ticket For ‘Obscene’ Stick Figure Vehicle Decal
-Patch: Nashville Case Highlights Drug-Free School Zone Reform Efforts
-Reason: How a Drug-Free School Zone Sent a Tennessee College Student to Prison For 17 Years
-Nashville Scene: Council Members Petition Judge Over Drug-Free School Zone Case
-The Tennessean: He got 17 years for selling drugs near school. Now 12 Nashville officials are fighting on his behalf
-The Tennessean: Judge agrees man’s 17-year sentence for dealing drugs is ‘harsh,’ but leaves it in place
-The Associated Press: Tennessee Prisoner Sentenced to Life at 15 Asks for Freedom
-Nashville Post: AG: Ballot selfie ban is legal
-Slate: Bring on the Ballot Selfies! Why snapping a photo in the voting booth is good for democracy.
-Nashville Scene: BS: Ballot Selfies Are Illegal but You Can Maybe Take One Anyway
-ABA Journal: States seek to stop voters from posting ballot selfies
-The Tennessean: Tennessee Supreme Court denies records in Vanderbilt rape case
-Times Free Press: Tennessee courts will make it easier to wipe criminal records
-Nashville Scene: Class Action Motion Could Expunge 350,000 Charges for 128,000 Nashville Residents
-The Tennessean: Lawsuit may erase charges for 128,000 Nashvillians
-The Marshall Project: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Clearing Your Record
-Channel 4: Attorney seeks to expunge more than 100K court records
-Out and About Nashville: Nashville District Attorney candidate pledges equal treatment for LGBT couples
-Washington Post: Goodbye to South Carolina’s ‘Doctor Death’
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