A new agreement will make it easier for the Nashville Community Bail Fund to get people out of jail. Earlier this year, the nonprofit sued Davidson County’s criminal court clerk, with help from the ACLU.
Federal Trial Begins For Tennessee’s Controversial Abortion Reversal Law
Tennessee women’s rights groups are challenging a state law they say will interfere with the decision-making process for pregnant people undergoing drug-induced abortions.
Tennessee Again Suspends Jury Trials, Citing The Coronavirus
Tennessee’s record-setting COVID cases have prompted the suspension of all jury trials through the end of January. The order from the state’s Supreme Court came down Tuesday, reinstating rules that initially ran from March through most of May.
Report Urges Nashville To Cut Back On Criminal Justice Fines And Fees
Mayor John Cooper’s office has released a report outlining the role of fines and fees in Nashville’s criminal justice system. It also lays out recommendations to reduce, and eventually eliminate, the city’s reliance on such costs.
Nashville Activists Renew Push To End Money Bail
Many people arrested in Davidson County are not in the room when a judge sets their bail. That’s according a report released last week by a group of Nashville activists who want the city to change the way it jails people before trial.
A New Community Justice Center Brings A Different Kind Of Courtroom To North Nashville
Tennessee’s first community court is bringing a different approach to justice to a neighborhood researchers say has the highest incarceration rate in the country. The unconventional court has helped already thousands of people navigate the twists and turns of the justice system, since its founding in 2012. Now, it’s expanding to North Nashville.
Nashville Judge Strikes Down Law That Has Revoked Thousands Of Tennessee Driver’s Licenses
A federal judge in Nashville has ordered the state to reinstate driver’s licenses for more than 146,000 Tennesseans who lost them because they couldn’t pay their court fees.
New ‘Court Kiosks’ Will Help Guide Tennesseans Without Lawyers Through The Legal System
Some courthouses in Tennessee will soon have a special laptop computer and printer in their lobbies, called “court kiosks.” They’re designed to help those who can’t afford — or choose not to hire — a lawyer, and are representing themselves in civil cases.
Tennessee Supreme Court Recommends Boost In Legal Aid To The Poor
Listen Poor Tennesseans who find themselves in the justice system could be about to get some more legal help, as the state Supreme Court has approved a plan meant to improve Tennessee’s system of indigent representation. But, justices say, the proposal is going to require some help from the governor and state lawmakers.
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