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13 Jun, 2024

Judge Myles goes after press for publishing information from leaked documents in Covenant case
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Judge Myles goes after press for publishing information from leaked documents in Covenant case

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Judge Myles goes after press for publishing information from leaked documents in Covenant case

By Deborah Fisher|2024-06-13T21:44:57-05:00June 13, 2024|Categories: crime records, public records lawsuits Tennessee|Tags: Chancellor I'Ashea Myles, Michael Patrick Leahy, prior restraint, The Covenant School shooting, The Tennessee Star|0 Comments

Davidson County Chancellor I’Ashea L. Myles is going after the press for publishing information from leaked documents from the police investigative file of the Covenant case involving the 2023 school shooting. Specifically, on Monday she ordered Michael Patrick Leahy, editor and owner of the online Tennessee Star, to appear in court on the next Monday, June 17, to explain why his publication of information from leaked documents on his website does not violate her orders and why Leahy should not be held in contempt and sanctioned.

3 May, 2024

Improper use of public records not a reason for sanction, appeals court says
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Improper use of public records not a reason for sanction, appeals court says

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Improper use of public records not a reason for sanction, appeals court says

By Deborah Fisher|2024-05-03T11:59:13-05:00May 3, 2024|Categories: public records lawsuits Tennessee|Tags: Connie Reguli, Court of Appeals, Judge Jeffery Usman, Judge Joseph A. Woodruff, Mayor Rogers Anderson, public records lawsuit, Rule 11 sanctions, Williamson County|0 Comments

Beleaguered Brentwood attorney Connie Reguli may have done many things wrong, but filing a public records request for county billing records wasn't one of them. The Court of Appeals on May 2 overturned a Williamson County judge's sanctions against Reguli who was concerned she would use the records to lobby against continued taxpayer funding of the legal defense of a former county employee accused of sexual assault.

1 May, 2024

WBIR anchor files public records suit over denial of UT-Battelle records
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WBIR anchor files public records suit over denial of UT-Battelle records

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WBIR anchor files public records suit over denial of UT-Battelle records

By Deborah Fisher|2024-05-01T15:29:55-05:00May 1, 2024|Categories: public records lawsuits Tennessee, public university records|Tags: John Becker, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Paul McAdoo, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, trade secrets, University of Tennessee, UT-Battelle, WBIR|1 Comment

Longtime WBIR journalist John Becker has filed a lawsuit challenging the University of Tennessee's denial of public records related to its joint venture, UT-Battelle LLC, which runs the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The case is set to be heard on May 31 in Knox County Chancery Court.

3 Jan, 2024

Judge rules expenses related to legislative intern harassment exempt from public records law
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Judge rules expenses related to legislative intern harassment exempt from public records law

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Judge rules expenses related to legislative intern harassment exempt from public records law

By Deborah Fisher|2024-01-03T17:02:01-06:00January 3, 2024|Categories: Legislature, public records lawsuits Tennessee, state records|Tags: Brian Manookian, Chancellor Russell Perkins, legislature, Mayhew v. Wilder, public records exemptions, public records lawsuits, Scotty Campbell, sexual harassment|0 Comments

A Nashville judge said the expenses related to harassment of a 19-year-old legislative intern by then-state lawmaker Scotty Campbell are exempt from the public records law based on a House rule and a policy on workplace harassment. But Chancellor Russell Perkins refused to buy the state's broad argument that the General Assembly is exempt from the public records law.

21 Jun, 2023

After 2 1/2 years of delays, journalist files public records suit against Memphis over police audits
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After 2 1/2 years of delays, journalist files public records suit against Memphis over police audits

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After 2 1/2 years of delays, journalist files public records suit against Memphis over police audits

By Deborah Fisher|2023-06-21T09:47:12-05:00June 21, 2023|Categories: public records lawsuits Tennessee, requests|Tags: delays, Marc Perrusquia, Memphis Police, Paul McAdoo, public records requests|0 Comments

For 2 1/2 years, Memphis journalist Marc Perrusquia has received perfunctory communications from the city of Memphis that it is still reviewing and considering his records request, each time pushing the date for their response down the road. Perrusquia is asking for audits of a Memphis police program that provides intervention for officers who have exhibited behavior or performance problems. However, the city has stonewalled his request, contacting him 41 times over the 2 1/2 years extending the "time necessary" to complete the request. Now he has filed a lawsuit challenging those delays and in an effort to shake loose the audits.