Conservative group Tennessee Stands files anti-vaccine lawsuit against MTSU on behalf of student

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Biden’s judges: More diverse and more of them

VOL. 45 | NO. 31 | Friday, July 30, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — With no Supreme Court opening to slow them, President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are putting judges on federal trial and appellate courts at a much faster clip than any of Biden’s recent predecessors, including former President Donald Trump. Eight judges already… Continue reading Biden’s judges: More diverse and more of them

Southern schools’ history textbooks: A long history of deception, and what the future holds

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Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’

Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 31 | Friday, July 30, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged senior Justice Department officials to declare the results of the 2020 election “corrupt” in a December phone call, according to handwritten notes from one of the participants in the conversation. The notes of the Dec.… Continue reading Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’

Unemployed Tennesseans sue Gov. Bill Lee in hopes of reinstating federal support funds

Out-of-work Tennesseans are suing Gov. Bill Lee over his decision to pull out of federal unemployment benefits programs earlier this year.  Seven Tennesseans, identified by initials in the suit, said in a federal complaint this week that they struggle to survive on the unemployment funds issued by the state while they continue to look for… Continue reading Unemployed Tennesseans sue Gov. Bill Lee in hopes of reinstating federal support funds

AP-NORC poll: Many Republicans uneasy about party’s future

VOL. 45 | NO. 30 | Friday, July 23, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Republicans want former President Donald Trump to have at least some influence over their party’s direction even as many who side with the GOP say they are uneasy about its future. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public… Continue reading AP-NORC poll: Many Republicans uneasy about party’s future

8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts

Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 30 | Friday, July 23, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating eight new leaders for U.S. attorney positions across the country, including in the office overseeing the prosecutions of hundreds of defendants charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. The nominees announced by… Continue reading 8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts

Judge to review possible wrongful conviction in 2000 Nashville killing with new suspect

A Nashville judge will decide the fate of a man convicted in a 2000 homicide that police and prosecutors now say they got wrong the first time.  Paul Shane Garrett, 48, pleaded guilty in 2003 to voluntary manslaughter in the slaying. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and was released in 2011. But investigators now… Continue reading Judge to review possible wrongful conviction in 2000 Nashville killing with new suspect

Ex-Vanderbilt nurse Radonda Vaught loses nursing license for fatal drug error

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