"No Refusal" law enforcement in effect on Hamilton County Roads For New Years
To combat drunk driving and the increased use of painkillers and other drugs while driving over the New Year's Day holiday, the Tennessee Highway Patrol and local law enforcement will be stepping up DUI and Drugged driving law enforcement on area roads. The "No Refusal" ...
CCA Judge Thomas Dissent on failure to advise state of defendant's acceptance of plea
In State v. Pye , Judge Kelly Thomas disagrees "with the majority’s conclusion that trial counsel’s actions regarding the Petitioner’s acceptance of ...
Law Enforcement Agencies Push Cell Phone Providers to Store Text Messages
The major cell phone providers, including AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, may be required to keep information about their customers’ text messages for at ...
By Lee Davis Earlier this year the Supreme Court decided US v. Alvarez , a case that tests the limits upon which a community must accept contemptible ...
By Stevie Phillips Yesterday, after an 11 hour deliberation, a Jackson County jury found Vanessa Coleman guilty on 13 of 17 counts of facilitation to ...
TN Judicial Ethics Committee Issues Advisory to Judges on Social Media
The Tennessee Judicial Ethics Committee recently released an advisory opinion regarding judges and proper social media etiquette, something that legal ...
Nominating Commission selects three candidates for Court of Appeals Eastern Section
Jerri S. Bryant, Chancellor The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Chattanooga today to review the 11 applicants for the Court of Appeals Eastern ...