Saturday, September 29, 2012

Sixth Circuit Rules that Park Ranger Was Right to Detain Man Carrying AK-47

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In Embody v. Ward the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that a park ranger did not violate the rights of a man who wore camouf...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on DUI Forced Blood Draws

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By Jay Perry                         The U.S. Supreme Court has just granted certiorari to hear an appeal to decide whether the poli...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Recent incident shows that Tennessee bank robbery doesn’t pay

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Authorities in Murfreesboro recently released images of an individual they say tried unsuccessfully to rob a local Bank of America branc...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

When GPS Tracking Violates Privacy Rights

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For the right to personal privacy to survive in America in this digital age, courts must be meticulous in applying longstanding privacy prot...

Study Highlights Harm Done by Felon Disenfranchisement Laws

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This election year voting rights laws have turned into a heated issue as civil rights groups and state legislatures fight over photo ID ...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Supreme Court Affirms Judgment Against Georgia Crematory Operator For Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Resulting from Mishandling of Corpse

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09/21/12 Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld the jury verdict against T. Ray Brent Marsh, operator of the Tri-State ...

TN Supreme Court Reiterates Definition of “Serious Bodily Injury”

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The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled in a recent opinion,  State of Tennessee v. Michael Farmer and Anthony Clark ,  that a gunshot wound i...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Sixth Circuit says cell phone GPS data can be used to track criminals

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by Lee Davis United States v. Melvin Skinner The Sixth Circuit recently ruled that using GPS data to track the owner of a pay-...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

The CCA, Tenn. R. Evid. 803(26), and Prior Inconsistent Statements as Substantive Evidence

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By Stevie Phillips In State v. Ackerman , the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals addressed Tennessee Rule of Evidence 803(26), a he...

Chattanooga Gang Violence Leads to Cross-Border Partnership

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A recent partnership was announced between the Walker County, Georgia and Hamilton County, Tennessee sheriffs departments intended to re...