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Metro Law

Nashville judge to rule on whether the Covenant School assailant’s journals go public

Marianna Bacallao

June 17, 2024

The judge had been prepared to release the ruling when a news outlet suing for the documents’ release published leaked pages of the assailant’s journal.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant, Covenant School, gun violence, Metro Law, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, shooting

‘Never been tested’: Inside arguments on whether Covenant School shooting records should be public

Marianna Bacallao

April 17, 2024

A Nashville judge will soon decide whether writings left by the Covenant School assailant will be released to the public. The two-day hearing in Davidson County Chancery Court wrapped Wednesday afternoon.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant, Covenant School, gun violence, Metro Law, shooting, The Tennessean, Todd Gardenhire

Seven Nashville police officers have been taken out of the field, following a leak of Covenant shooting documents

Marianna BacallaoandRose Gilbert

November 6, 2023

Nashville’s police department has taken multiple officers out of the field, after an apparent leak of journal pages left by the assailant of the Covenant School shooting.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Freddie O'Connell, John Drake, Metro Law, Wally Dietz

Covenant School parents will have a say in whether the assailant’s writings are released

Marianna Bacallao

May 25, 2023

The Covenant School, church, and its parents can now submit evidence and testimony in the case.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Metro Law, shooting, The Tennessean, Todd Gardenhire

The Covenant School shooting investigation is ongoing, says Metro law director, as several lawsuits seek to release the assailant’s writings

Marianna Bacallao

May 22, 2023

The Tennessee Firearms Association, The Tennessean newspaper and a state lawmaker are suing to make the assailant’s writings public, but parents argue they should not be released.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Metro Law, shooting, The Tennessean, Todd Gardenhire

Metro is turning over the Covenant assailant’s writings to a judge. But that doesn’t mean the documents will go public.

Marianna Bacallao

May 9, 2023

Nashville Police is submitting the Covenant school assailant’s writings to a judge for review, in accordance with a court order. It’s the latest move in a court battle over how much of the documents in the Covenant School shooting case should be publicly released.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Metro Law, Metro Nashville Police Department, shooting

Covenant School parents do not want the assailant’s writings released, so Metro is seeking to delay the hearing on them

Marianna Bacallao

May 3, 2023

Metro Nashville Police say they will not be releasing documents related to the Covenant School shooting anytime soon, as gun rights groups and Republican politicians call for their release.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Covenant School, John Drake, Metro Law, shooting

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