The attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday that challenged its ban on the use of name, image and likeness compensation in the recruitment of college athletes, and in response to the association’s investigation of University of Tennessee. The lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee […]
Court blocks Tennessee Senate maps in redistricting lawsuit
The 20th Judicial District Chancery Court is ordering Republicans to redraw Senate maps in a lawsuit over their constitutionality.
Waverly flood victims suing railroad operator CSX for $450M
Tennessee residents are suing a railroad company for $450 million in damages for emotional distress and injuries suffered after a record-breaking flood last summer.
Federal court says Nashville police sergeant can sue over supervisors’ alleged mistreatment
A female Nashville police sergeant has sued the department in federal court for violating her constitutional rights.
Tennesseans file suit over two redistricting maps drawn by state Republicans
Three Tennesseans have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Bill Lee over the redistricting process. In the complaint, filed Wednesday afternoon, the plaintiffs say the state House and Senate maps were drawn largely out of view of the public, and without input from elected Democrats.
The ACLU threatened a lawsuit when Tennessee’s transgender athlete ban became law. Now it’s following through.
The ACLU and Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit in federal court on behalf of a 14-year-old high school freshman in Knoxville who was unable to try out for the boy’s golf team.
Tennessee And 45 Other States Win $120M For Defective Hip Implants
Tennessee will get a small slice of a $120 million nationwide settlement over defective hip replacements. States accused Johnson & Johnson of misleading patients about the safety of metal-on-metal hips.
Metro Nashville To Settle Excessive Force Lawsuit That Resulted In An Officer Resigning
Listen A nearly one million dollar injury lawsuit against the city and a former police officer could be settled for just $10,000 if approved by the Metro Council this evening.
Nashville Catholic Institutions Sue Over “Contraception Mandate”
Catholic institutions in Middle Tennessee are joining dozens of others around the country and suing the Obama Administration. The Dioceses of Nashville, Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Aquinas College and others have filed a lawsuit in federal court.
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