victim rights

20 Jun, 2023

Release the Covenant crime records: An aware public can help stop additional attacks
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Release the Covenant crime records: An aware public can help stop additional attacks

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Release the Covenant crime records: An aware public can help stop additional attacks

By Deborah Fisher|2023-06-21T09:22:43-05:00June 20, 2023|Categories: crime records, public records lawsuits Tennessee|Tags: Covenant parents, crime victims, The Covenant School shooting, victim rights|0 Comments

The mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville has led to an extraordinary legal battle over the public records law and transparency of our criminal justice system. The school, the church that owns the school and the parents of the schoolchildren are seeking to stop the public from seeing evidence collected by police in one of the most horrific crimes in Nashville in recent memory, saying that it would be too painful and inspire more school shootings.

25 May, 2023

Chancellor says victim rights warrant consideration in access to police records
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Chancellor says victim rights warrant consideration in access to police records

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Chancellor says victim rights warrant consideration in access to police records

By Deborah Fisher|2023-05-25T10:18:56-05:00May 25, 2023|Categories: crime records, public records lawsuits Tennessee|Tags: Chancellor I'Ashea Myles, Covenant parents, crime victims, Marsy's Law, The Covenant School shooting, victim rights|0 Comments

A judge said victim rights in the Tennessee constitution and in statute warranted review as to whether they would block access to the writings of a mass shooter and other records collected by police in their investigation. She granted permission to parents of Covenant School children to intervene in a lawsuit to pursue the claim.