Criminal Court Judge Barry Steelman puts the kibosh on a gang member ban sought by district attorney Neal Pinkston, citing the sketchy nature of police “gang validation” claims and …
The local officials who have received administrative notice about the scope of the Tennessee transportation law are bound with especial duty to obey the law’s plain meaning, pursuant to …
Rob Whipple was released in June from a Tennessee prison and is finding that his criminal record for property offenses is holding him back in a new life in …
City councilman Demetrus Coonrod, humbled by a Christian mediation session, utters a public apology Tuesday to Marie Mott and a former gang member who a week before had decried …
A family with a high-end house in North Shore won approval for an Airbnb use from city council Tuesday despite opposition from 2 neighbors who cited a litany of …
City council gets an earful of discontent Tuesday focusing on police abuse and the connection between poverty, harassment and the paltry capitalization in some city districts. A former gang …
My reading in Tennessee law strongly indicates a general purpose of the modern state; to make private citizens public citizens, to transfer lawful private activities into the public realm, …
Marc Gravitt is the register of deeds in Hamilton County, a former state legislator who has a ministerial duty under the law to record deeds and other instruments of …
