There are 11 article(s) tagged Bruce McMullen:

• April 2023

  • Memphis asks federal court to quickly disconnect DeSoto sewers

    Memphis and North Mississippi representatives are in federal court this week as a judge reviews the agreement between the two entities regarding sewage treatment.

    By Toni Lepeska, Beth Sullivan April 11, 2023

• June 2020

  • Court monitor, social media expert testify on first day of consent decree hearing

    The City of Memphis is seeking to modify the 1978 consent decree dealing governing police surveillance activities. A hearing on the request began Wednesday, June 17. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 17, 2020

• December 2019

  • Appeals court backs dismissal of Graceland lawsuit against city, county, Grizzlies

    The Tennessee Court of Appeals has upheld dismissal of a 2018 lawsuit against the City of Memphis, Shelby County government and the Memphis Grizzlies by Elvis Presley Enterprises over Graceland’s plans to build a 6,200-seat arena on its Whitehaven campus.

    By Bill Dries December 27, 2019

• November 2019

  • Major staff changes announced for Strickland’s second term

    Mayor Jim Strickland has announced several leadership changes in his administration as he moves into his second term beginning Jan. 1.

    By Linda A. Moore November 21, 2019

  • Behind the Headlines podcast: Crime and the Consent Decree

    Michael Rallings, Director of the Memphis Police Department, and Bruce McMullen, Chief Legal Officer for Memphis, discuss the most recent ruling from Federal Judge John McCalla denying the city's motion to modify the 1978 consent decree with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

    By Natalie Van Gundy November 15, 2019

  • McCalla rules no changes to 1978 consent decree on police political surveillance

    A federal judge has denied the city’s motion to modify the 41-year old consent decree barring political surveillance by the Memphis Police Department.

    By Bill Dries, Yolanda Jones November 14, 2019

• October 2019

  • Full-time city legal officer ordinance delayed after surprises in draft

    A proposed ordinance requiring the city’s chief legal officer to work full time for the city included a few surprises.

     

    By Bill Dries October 01, 2019

  • City asks to modify surveillance consent decree for a second time

    The City of Memphis has for a second time asked a federal judge to modify the 1978 consent decree that bars police from monitoring activities of protesters and activists.

    By Yolanda Jones October 01, 2019

  • City Council members talk over city’s chief legal officer post

    Memphis City Council members will talk more Tuesday in committee sessions about a proposal to require all city division directors to be full-time city employees.

    By Bill Dries October 01, 2019

• June 2019

  • Greenspace taking wait-and-see approach to sell Forrest statue in wake of court ruling

    There is no immediate move to sell Confederate monuments removed from two Memphis parks until all appeals by Sons of Confederate Veterans, which is contesting the sale of the parks and the statues' removal, are exhausted. 

    By Bill Dries June 05, 2019

• February 2019

  • New round of anti-blight lawsuits by city lists addresses as defendants

    The city is taking 29 blighted properties to Environmental Court, and in some cases the defendant is the address of the property as the city seeks to find the real owner. The new provision in the state law allows the move, which sets the stage for the appointment of a receiver by the court.

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2019