Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 37 | Friday, September 10, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Tuesday it is curtailing federal agents’ use of “no-knock” warrants — which allow law enforcement agents to enter a home without announcing their presence — and would also prohibit its agents from using chokeholds in… Continue reading Justice Dept. curtails agents’ use of ‘no-knock’ warrants
Teacher, doctors join federal suit against Lee’s mask opt-out order as state digs in
A teacher, her child and an organization of pediatricians have signed on in support of a federal lawsuit calling for a lasting block on Gov. Bill Lee’s mask opt-out order for school students. The American Academy of Pediatrics and its Tennessee chapter filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs, which now include teacher Kimberly… Continue reading Teacher, doctors join federal suit against Lee’s mask opt-out order as state digs in
Australian court rules media liable for Facebook comments
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 3, 2021 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court on Wednesday made a landmark ruling that media outlets are “publishers” of allegedly defamatory comments posted by third parties on their official Facebook pages. The High Court dismissed an argument by some of Australia’s largest… Continue reading Australian court rules media liable for Facebook comments
Tennessee redistricting starts; focus on Nashville-area boom
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican supermajority Legislature began work Wednesday on the once-a-decade task of carving up new legislative and congressional districts based on population shifts, a task that a Democratic congressman testified should not divide fast-growing Nashville into different U.S. House seats. Lawmakers kicked off the months-long undertaking with a hearing in the… Continue reading Tennessee redistricting starts; focus on Nashville-area boom
Supreme Court hanging up phone, back to in-person arguments
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 3, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The justices are putting the “court” back in Supreme Court. The high court announced Wednesday that the justices plan to return to their majestic, marble courtroom for arguments beginning in October, more than a year and a half after… Continue reading Supreme Court hanging up phone, back to in-person arguments
Tennessee’s lingering school funding trial is reset before a new court
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Motive for Florida family’s massacre may never be known
Investigators say that when they captured Marine veteran Bryan Riley outside the Lakeland, Florida, home where he allegedly killed a couple, their 3-month-old son and the boy’s grandmother, he told them, “You know why I did this.” But they say they don’t and, in fact, may never know why Riley launched an attack against a… Continue reading Motive for Florida family’s massacre may never be known
Justice Department will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 3, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it will not tolerate violence against anyone who is trying to obtain an abortion in Texas as federal officials explore options to challenge a new state law that bans most abortions. Attorney General… Continue reading Justice Department will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas
Florida governor appeals ruling on masks in schools
Home > Article VOL. 45 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 3, 2021 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge’s ruling that the governor exceeded his authority by ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The governor’s lawyers… Continue reading Florida governor appeals ruling on masks in schools
‘I did not order this muzzle’: Ex-vaccine chief Michelle Fiscus sues for defamation
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, a former state vaccine official who became a vocal critic of Tennessee’s conservative leadership and its handling of the coronavirus, claims in a new lawsuit she was targeted by an organized effort to defame and discredit her. Fiscus, who was fired in July, alleges that state officials intentionally released false information about her job performance in… Continue reading ‘I did not order this muzzle’: Ex-vaccine chief Michelle Fiscus sues for defamation