Montgomery County Lawyer Suspended By Tennessee Supreme Court For Practicing Without License
Clarksville Attorney Colleen Ann Hyder Has Been Suspended By The Tennessee Supreme Court For Practicing Law Without A Valid License.
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Tennessee Courts Will Put Filings Online
Tennessee’s Advisory Commission On Rules Of Practice And Procedure Decided To Start A Committee Looking Into Rules To Make Court Briefs Available Online Moving Forward. The Commission Plans To Meet Again At 9 A.M. On Sept. 13, When It Is Expected To Hear The Proposal On Putting Filings Online.
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TWRA Decides Not To Appeal Ruling That Will Stop Searches Without A Warrant
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Will Not Appeal To The Tennessee Supreme Court Regarding A Recent Court Decision That Will No Longer Allow For Searches To Take Place Under The “Open Field Doctrine.” TWRA Officers Must Now Obtain Explicit Permission From Landowners Or A Court-Ordered Warrant In Order To Go On Private Property.
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Passage Of Tennessee Grandparents Visitation Bill Is A Mere Tweak Of A 40-Year-Old Law That Remains Constitutionally Questionable
This Year The General Assembly Tweaked Tennessee’s Grandparent Visitation Statute Found In Tennessee Code. This Is Not New Nor Does It Make A Substantial Change To The Prior Law That Was First Passed In 1985 And Amended Nine Times Since. Although There Is Great Empathy, And Likely Social Value, In Children Being Able To Maintain A Relationship With Their Grandparents, The Question Remains When Should Grandparents Rights Trump The Inalienable Constitutional Right To Parent?
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Effectiveness Of Process For Challenging Tennessee Laws Questioned
A Law Passed In 2021, Changing The Way State Laws Are Challenged, Has Some Concerned That The Door Has Been Opened For Partisan Redistricting In Tennessee And Dissension Among Panel Judges.
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Tennessee Bill Seeks To Authorize Death Penalty For Child Rapists
House Majority Leader Rep. William Lamberth (R-Portland-District 44) Has Filed A Bill To Authorize The Death Penalty As Punishment For Child Rapists Who Were An Adult At The Time Of The Crime.
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Appeals Court Rules Challenge To Tennessee’s School Voucher Program Can Go Forward
The Tennessee Court Of Appeals Has Ruled A Challenge To The State’s Pilot Education Savings Account Program In Davidson County Can Go Forward.
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Tennessee Senate Maps Will Remain In Place For 2024 During Appeal
The Tennessee Supreme Court Ruled Friday It Won’t Expedite An Appeal Of A Ruling Against Tennessee’s Republican-Drawn Senate Maps, Meaning The Current Maps Will Likely Remain In Place For The 2024 Elections.
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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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PROVE ME WRONG (Editorial By John Gentry)
Since Tennessee Has The Very Best Constitution, Tennessee Will Be Ground Zero For Restoring The Form Of Government Envisioned By The Founders And Our Forefathers. I Have Been Called To Lead The Way. If We Intend To Preserve The American Way Of Life, And Defend Our Birthrights, We Must First Restore The Provisions Of Our State Constitution.
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