Administrative Office of the Courts

21 Jun, 2023

Commission on court rules in Tennessee opens meetings to public after federal court order

By |2023-06-21T13:36:59-05:00June 21, 2023|Categories: Open Courts, Open Meetings|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In a victory for transparency that we should all hopes sticks, an advisory commission that recommends court rules on practices and procedures has started holding meetings open to the public. The open meetings are the result of a federal lawsuit and an order by the judge that said the First Amendment right of access to court proceedings likely requires the meetings to be open.

27 Mar, 2023

Judge: Press likely has a First Amendment right of access to meetings of court rules commission

By |2023-06-21T10:41:00-05:00March 27, 2023|Categories: Open Courts, Open Meetings|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

A federal judge in Nashville ruled that the press and the public likely have a First Amendment right of access to meetings of a court rules commission that recommends rules of procedure and practice for all Tennessee courts. U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson ordered that the meetings no longer be closed, and said opening the meetings will create public confidence and transparency, and likely result in better rules.

14 Jun, 2022

Judge declines to issue order allowing press to cover Judicial Conference

By |2022-06-16T08:28:58-05:00June 14, 2022|Categories: Open Courts, open meetings lawsuits|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A federal judge declined on Tuesday to issue a temporary restraining order requested by a media organization that wanted to cover the Tennessee Judicial Conference annual meeting after getting assurances from a deputy attorney general that the meeting to take place on Wednesday was only an educational "CLE for judges."

13 Jun, 2022

Center Square lawsuit says blanket closure of judicial conference violates First Amendment

By |2022-06-15T06:40:32-05:00June 13, 2022|Categories: Open Courts, open meetings lawsuits|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

A national news organization with operations in Tennessee has filed a federal lawsuit against the director of Tennessee's court administration, claiming the blanket closure of upcoming judicial conference meetings violates First Amendment rights of access to courts.

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