A federal judge gave the city of Vallejo 14 days to release the employment information of a former Vallejo police officer accused of using excessive force during a July 2017 incident. Steve Darden, and former Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou are all named in the lawsuit filed by Carl Edwards. For the first 30 seconds of Muniz-Bottomley’s camera footage, there is no sound, until he taps the …
In a federal lawsuit outlining explosive allegations against two Clay County pharmacies making its way through the court system, four individuals are named as defendants in the case, including the pharmacies’ majority owner and three pharmacists who allegedly filled scores of suspect prescriptions. Dale Hollow Pharmacy and Xpress Pharmacy, located three doors from each other in the 1,500-person town of Celina, Tennessee, have been investigated on multiple occasions in the past by the Drug Enforcement Administration leading up to the lawsuit’s filing in February.
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III reneged Friday on his threat to sue if the Trump administration fails to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Slatery conceded a change of heart in a letter sent to Republican Tennessee Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker Friday.
NASHVILLE DEBATES IMMIGRATION ISSUESVideo:Donald Trump addresses blocked travel ban during Nashville rally | 1:05 A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban on Wednesday afternoon, hours before the ban was set to go into effect. Kyleah Starling/The Tennessean A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban on Wednesday afternoon, …
Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, left, speaks with Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, on the Senate floor in 2014. (Photo: File / AP) 40 CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris said the ultimate goal of Tennessee’s lawsuit against the federal government, which he hopes to discuss with President Donald Trump when he visits on Wednesday, is to clear …
Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to file a lawsuit against the federal government over its refugee resettlement program on the basis that it violates the 10th Amendment and places an undue economic burden on the state’s taxpayers. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal district court on behalf of the Tennessee Assembly and two state lawmakers, was brought by Thomas More Law …
Should a judge be able to demand Tennessee and its legislative body provide the full amount of money for schools detailed in its …
Memphis’ biggest bank could shell out nearly $17 million to settle a lawsuit over overdraft fees. There’s a chance you could be eligible for payment in the class action settlement. There are 54 pages court documents for the case that has been going on for more than five years.
Brewer, Attorneys and Counselors confirmed for WHNT News 19 a federal judge has denied their request for dismissal of a lawsuit against their client, 3M. The Tennessee Riverkeeper had filed the lawsuit back in 2016 against 3M, over the PFOA and PFOS contamination in the Tennessee River. …
The election of Donald Trump as president may change United States policy on refugees but is no reason for Tennessee legislators to stop pushing a lawsuit aimed at blocking resettlement in Tennessee, Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris said. Speaking to the Senate Republican Caucus last week, Norris said some have questioned whether the “Trump effect” makes the lawsuit unnecessary. “My response is full speed ahead,” said Norris, who earlier this year sponsored a resolution adopted by the Legislature that called on Attorney General Herbert Slatery to file a lawsuit against refugee resettlement in the state after President Obama announced plans to allow 10,000 Syrian war refugees into the county. Slatery declined to do so, saying such an effort would be “based upon untested, novel theories” of law. The Thomas Moore Law Firm, which regularly advocates in courts for conservative causes, has been named to act on Tennessee’s behalf in pursuing the lawsuit at no cost to the state. Norris and other Republican legislators pushing the lawsuit say the federal government has failed to properly consult with …