Tennessee Court Advisory Commission Holds Open Meeting Due To Injunction

The Tennessee Advisory Commission On Rules Of Practice And Procedure Met Virtually Friday Morning, Discussing The Streamlining Of The Rules For Filing Motions In Appellate Court, The Rules For Experts In Court And The Rules For Appealing Based On A Perceived Area In The Court’s Finding Of Fact.

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Tennessee Court Advisory Commission To Hold Open Meeting Due To Injunction

The Tennessee Advisory Commission On Rules Of Practice And Procedure Will Hold A Dec. 5 Meeting In Nashville That The Group Plans To Live Stream After The Center Square Received An Injunction Earlier This Year To Open The Meetings To The Public.

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Legal Group Puts Medical Schools On Notice Over SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling

A Legal Nonprofit Has Pledged To Sue Any Medical School That Does Not Comply With The U.S. Supreme Court’s Latest Ruling Blocking Raced-Based Admissions Policies, Possibly Ushering In A Wave Of Enforcement Actions To Set New Admissions Policies Around The Nation.

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The Center Square Lawsuit Forces Tennessee To Open State Court Commission Meetings

A U.S. District Court Judge Has Granted An Injunction, Ruling The Tennessee State Court’s Advisory Commission Must Open Its Meetings To The Public Either In Person Or Via Livestream After A Lawsuit Filed By The Center Square.

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Supreme Court Suspends Former TN Senator’s Law License After Conviction

After Pleading Guilty To Two “Serious Crimes,” Conspiracy To Defraud The United States And Aiding And Abetting The Acceptance Of Excessive Contributions, The Supreme Court Suspended Former Senator Brian Kelsey From Practicing Law And Referred The Matter Back To The Board Of Professional Responsibility For A Formal Proceeding To Determine The Extent Of Final Disciplinary Action.

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Vaccine, Mask Mandates From Biden

A Louisiana U.S. District Court Ruled The Federal Government Cannot Require Head Start Program Teachers, Staff And Volunteers To Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19, Nor Can It Require Adults Or Students To Wear Masks In 24 States Including Tennessee.

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The Center Square Again Files First Amendment Motion To Open Tennessee Judicial Decision-Making Meetings

The Center Square Has Filed A Second Motion For A Preliminary Injunction To Open The Meetings Of The State’s Bench-Bar Advisory Commission, The Second Such First Amendment Motion In A Case Filed By The Nonprofit’s Executive Editor.

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Federal Judge Rules To Keep Tennessee Judicial Conference Meetings Closed

Following Testimony From An Attorney For The State, U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw On Tuesday Ruled That The Tennessee Judicial Conference Meetings Would Remain Closed To The Public And Media.

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Tennessee Courts Administrative Office Sued To Open Judicial Conference Meetings

The Executive Editor Of The Center Square Is Suing The Director Of The Tennessee Administrative Office Of The Courts In An Attempt To Open Meetings At The Upcoming Tennessee Judicial Conference To Members Of The Public And The Press.

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