First Amendment

22 Nov, 2024

Tennessee Supreme Court to hear case on sealed court records
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Tennessee Supreme Court to hear case on sealed court records

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Tennessee Supreme Court to hear case on sealed court records

By Deborah Fisher|2024-11-22T11:08:52-06:00November 22, 2024|Categories: court records, First Amendment, public records lawsuits Tennessee, Tennessee Coalition for Open Government|Tags: Angelita Dalton, Cheryl Blackburn, Daniel Horwitz, Paul McAdoo, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, sealed court records, Steve Cavendish, The Nashville Banner|0 Comments

The Tennessee Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case in which a lower court judge refused to unseal court records in a test of the First Amendment right of access by the public to court proceedings and court documents.

23 Jun, 2022

Non-disparagement clause violates free-speech rights of Nashville school board members, court says
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Non-disparagement clause violates free-speech rights of Nashville school board members, court says

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Non-disparagement clause violates free-speech rights of Nashville school board members, court says

By Deborah Fisher|2022-06-23T10:38:18-05:00June 23, 2022|Categories: First Amendment, school boards|Tags: Amy Frogge, censorship, Daniel Horwitz, First Amendment, Fran Bush, free speech, Jill Speering, Metro Nashville school board, school boards, Shawn Joseph|0 Comments

A school board's agreement to not say anything disparaging about a director of schools it fired violates the First Amendment free speech rights of school board members, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled in a case upholding a lower court's decision.