Tennessee’s courts have switched to “black site” operations in a Feb. 1 directive designed to prevent press scrutiny of judicial meetings where policy is set, bills are drafted and members of the public are smeared. By David Tulis / NoogaRadio 96.9 FM After it had this reporter arrested in Franklin on Nov. 6, 2021, the court system led by chief justice Roger Page slammed security gates around its secretive judicial conferences to bar future breaches. “The safety and security of conference attendees, staff, and invited speakers during conferences is of paramount importance,” the justice says in the two-page lockdown directive. … Continue reading Lockdown creates ‘black site’ to hide judges’ legislative, lobbying works