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Nashville’s DA secretly recorded defense attorneys, investigation finds. Tennessee’s AG won’t prosecute.
Former members of District Attorney Glenn Funk’s staff told investigators that it was common practice to record criminal defense attorneys.
Vanderbilt police arrest local reporter covering pro-Palestinian student protest
A local reporter left a Vanderbilt University student protest that he was covering in handcuffs on Tuesday afternoon. Campus police arrested Nashville Scene reporter Eli Motycka, as students accused the administration of suppressing pro-Palestinian voices on campus.
Nashville’s Family Safety Center marks five years of working with survivors of domestic and sexual violence
About 200 people gathered at Nashville’s Family Safety Center to observe its fifth anniversary working with victims of domestic and sexual violence, child and elder abuse, and human trafficking. Since opening in 2019, they’ve received over 55,000 in-person and remote visits from survivors.
What bipartisan interest in involuntary commitment means for the system’s most vulnerable
In a rare show of bipartisanship, Tennessee’s statehouse and Nashville’s city hall are pushing for a change to state law that would make it easier to detain people who are deemed a threat to themselves or others. But experts say that could leave the criminal justice system’s most vulnerable at greater risk.
MNPD ends investigation into leaked Covenant shooting documents — with no answers
Nashville police have ended the investigation into who leaked documents related to the Covenant School shooting — without an answer as to how three pages of the assailant’s journal ended up in the hands of a conservative YouTuber.
Guitarist, singer, Beatles fan: Remembering Belmont University student killed by stray bullet
A Belmont University student who was struck by a stray bullet near campus on Tuesday afternoon has died from her injuries. The Metro Nashville Police Department announced her death Thursday morning.
Nashville DA calls for a change to Tennessee law after the shooting of a Belmont student
The man accused of fatally shooting a freshman near Belmont University’s campus Tuesday was tried earlier this year for aggravated assault.
Nashville’s DA has said he won’t prosecute abortion providers, but that might not make a difference in Tennessee
Nashville’s District Attorney Glenn Funk has previously stated that he won’t prosecute abortion providers in the city. Now, he’ll soon have to follow through on that promise.
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