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Courts and Justice
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Nashville court rules state must preserve all records from botched Tennessee execution
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1031+ words) A Davidson County Chancery judge ordered Tennessee officials on Wednesday to preserve all evidence related to the botched execution of Christa Pike. Chancellor I'Ashea Myles ruled that the Tennessee Department of Correction must "preserve all evidence" related to the failed…...
Should Tennessee judges be allowed to deny bail? Here’s what to know before you vote on it.
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (462+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - This November, Tennesseans will vote on whether to change the state constitution to allow judges to deny bail for people charged with violent crimes. Amendment 1 would allow judges to hold people charged with certain, mainly violent, crimes…...
Judge orders Tennessee to preserve evidence in failed execution
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (64+ words) Lawyers for Christa Pike, the woman who survived an execution in Tennessee, were in court Wednesday as she regained consciousness. Judge orders Tennessee to preserve evidence in failed execution Lawyers for Christa Pike, the woman who survived an execution in…...
Tennessee lawmakers talk prison safety and security following correctional officer's death
1+ week, 3+ day ago (582+ words) A panel of Tennessee lawmakers that reviews the Department of Correction and prison conditions discussed prison safety and staffing shortages Monday at the Cordell Hull Building in Nashville. Senator Tom Hatcher opened the meeting with a statement that this served…...
You Can 'Recruit' a Minor for an Abortion in Tennessee
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1073+ words) Tennessee can't stop people from telling teens how to get abortions in other states, per a new ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The case concerns Tennessee's Underage Abortion Trafficking Act, which criminalizes the "recruit[ment]…...
Tennessee Man Intentionally Drives Tractor-Trailer Truck Into Aldi
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (426+ words) A Tennessee man is facing a felony charge after police say he intentionally drove a tractor-trailer into the front of an Aldi grocery store where he was supposed to make a delivery. At around 3 a.m. on Sept. 17, Kristofer Scruggs, 34, was charged…...