A federal judge in Tennessee who joined the bench in 2011 spent his last day on the job on Friday, then denounced mandatory minimum sentences in an interview the next…
A Tennessee judge accused of requiring defendants to pay unwarranted fees and setting a $250,000 bond for a mother’s child-seat violation has been placed on disciplinary probation as a result…
At first, Nashville city officials said there were no arrest records in existence for U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Democratic congressman from Georgia who was the chairman of the Student…
A Tennessee man who secretly made video recordings of girls ages 12 and 14 at his home didn’t violate the state’s child pornography law because the nude images didn’t amount…
Updated: At first, University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds was defending a tweet about protesters in Charlotte, North Carolina, who were blocking interstate traffic.
A Tennessee sheriff’s department has agreed to pay $41,000 in attorney fees and damages to settle a suit by American Atheists over a “He is risen” Facebook comment on Easter.
A Tennessee judge has been indicted on four counts of official misconduct after a newspaper investigation uncovered allegations that she had lied about ordering jailers to upgrade a charge against…
A proposed Chicago ordinance regulating Airbnb and similar online home rental websites will no longer require the site to police those who violate listing rules.
A lawyer who represented singer Marvin Gaye’s family in last year’s monster $5.3 million “Blurred Lines” copyright verdict is back in court in another high-profile case over a hit song.
The Tennessee Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday about whether the state should be permitted to bar new lawsuits from prisoners with unpaid fees, according to the Tennesseean.
The son of a man now serving a 27-year prison term in a Tennessee methamphetamine distribution case is himself also facing a significant time in federal prison.
Two black men accused of aggravated assault will get a new jury after one of the jurors chosen to hear the case questioned the judge about the lack of jury…
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