Knox County judge refuses to lift his seal on court records in UT case
Knox County Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee refused this week a request by the Knoxville News Sentinel to lift the seal on court records entered in the case of former University Continue Reading...
View ArticleMemphis Bar Association to host deep dive into Darrius Stewart police...
The Memphis Bar Association is hosting “Covering Police-Involved Shootings: A Deep Dive into the Darrius Stewart Case” on Sept. 28 as part of a daylong program bringing together journalists, lawyers...
View Article15 decisions on public records by the Tennessee Legislature in 2016
This year, Tennessee lawmakers punted on public records bills that could have created new access rights to see police body camera video and files of finished investigations into officer-involved...
View ArticleProposed rule change could erode access to court records, lawyers say
Some of the state’s leading news media attorneys are concerned that a proposed expansion of rules on public access to court records in Tennessee is overly broad and could erode Continue Reading...
View ArticleWill Purdue Pharma be able to keep Tennessee’s opioid lawsuit sealed?
The lawsuit by the state of Tennessee against Purdue Pharma in a Knoxville Circuit Court yesterday was filed under “temporary” seal to allow the company time to seek a protective Continue Reading...
View ArticleTCOG, KNS file motion to intervene to keep records open in state’s lawsuit...
NEWS from Tennessee Coalition for Open Government: We have filed, along with Jack McElroy, editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel, a motion to intervene in the state’s opioid lawsuit against Continue...
View ArticleColumn: Opioid trial must be completely open
In 2007, the state of Tennessee and 25 other states reached a $19.5 million settlement agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, who they alleged was violating consumer laws in Continue Reading...
View ArticleOxyContin maker Purdue withdraws effort to close parts of state’s lawsuit
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has withdrawn its motion for a protective order to conceal parts of the state of Tennessee’s lawsuit against it that contains allegations and evidence of unlawful Continue...
View ArticleState’s lawsuit against Purdue Pharma – unsealed
Detailed data in the state’s opioid lawsuit illustrate how Purdue Pharma continued to push its most profitable drug OxyContin to high-volume providers in Tennessee despite evidence that those providers...
View ArticleTennessee Supreme Court begins video of oral arguments
The Tennessee Supreme Court this week began a new program to videotape oral arguments of its cases and to post them on its website for the public to see. This Continue Reading Tennessee Coalition for...
View Article