348 ABA Journal Tennessee articles.
Jun 30, 2020 10:40 AM CDT
Judge admonishes Tennessee attorney general’s office for ignoring absentee voting order
Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle chastised attorneys from the Tennessee attorney general’s office Thursday for not following the…
Jun 12, 2020 4:14 PM CDT
Jun 1, 2020 1:00 PM CDT
Separation of powers stops Florida judge from ordering unemployment system fix
Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper said Thursday that Florida law and the Constitution’s separation of powers doctrine is…
May 29, 2020 4:00 PM CDT
May 22, 2020 12:19 PM CDT
Hackers demand $21M from showbiz lawyer
Hackers are threatening to reveal personal information about the celebrity clients of lawyer Allen Grubman unless he pays them a ransom of $21 million.…
May 14, 2020 4:15 PM CDT
EEOC: Employers can test for COVID-19 without violating ADA
Employers can require COVID-19 tests before allowing workers to enter the workplace, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The tests…
Apr 27, 2020 4:10 PM CDT
“Releasing a few people at a time, after litigating pretrial release conditions, is frankly too slow. It’s important work but not nearly enough. Once the coronavirus enters a detention center, it’s too late; it will spread like wildfire,” says Aaron Littman, a clinical teaching fellow at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.
Apr 6, 2020 9:48 AM CDT
ABA coronavirus task force launches website with resources
The ABA Task Force on Legal Needs Arising Out of the 2020 Pandemic is providing lawyers with resources on a new…
Apr 3, 2020 3:23 PM CDT Former prosecutor suspended for bar assault A New York appeals court has imposed a two-month suspension on a former prosecutor in New York County after his conviction for getting into…
Mar 12, 2020 4:31 PM CDT Feb 20, 2020 12:29 PM CST Feb 13, 2020 10:18 AM CST Jan 31, 2020 10:20 AM CST Jan 29, 2020 10:20 AM CST Judicial nominee rated ‘not qualified’ wins confirmation Judicial nominee Sarah Pitlyk was confirmed Wednesday to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri despite a “not qualified” rating…
Dec 5, 2019 4:56 PM CSTAfternoon Briefs: Bar assault leads to suspension; lawyer reprimanded for punch threat
Some Tennessee death-row inmates opt for electric chair over lethal injections
A Tennessee inmate scheduled for execution Thursday evening has chosen the electric chair over lethal injection.
Lawyer is suspended after he is accused of misleading and bullying judge
The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended a Georgia lawyer after a hearing board found that he misled an administrative law judge and bullied her during his representation of a methadone clinic.
Judge apologizes for comment about working ‘like a regular white man’
A Tennessee judge is apologizing for a comment he made in his courtroom this week about working “like a regular white man.”
See the video: Defendant shows his support for pot legalization in court, leading to new drug charge
A Tennessee defendant faces new charges after a courtroom appearance in which police said he pulled a joint out of his pocket and began smoking it.
Afternoon Briefs: ‘Not qualified’ judicial nominee confirmed; white nationalist group awarded attorney fees
