There are 8 article(s) tagged Tennessee Court of Appeals:

• October 2024

  • Two Memphis judges up for Tennessee appeals court seat

    Six finalists will be interviewed in November by the Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments, which will then select three finalists to submit to Gov. Bill Lee.

    By Aarron Fleming October 25, 2024

• July 2022

  • Opinion: Court of Appeals whittles away protections of open meeting law

    “In ruling that it is OK for a governing body to hold private meetings on a controversial project and to hide the upcoming vote on that controversial project by leaving it off the agenda, the court undermines the open meetings law,” Deborah Fisher says.

    By Deborah Fisher July 18, 2022

• March 2022

  • Court rejects Graceland claim on FedExForum noncompete

    The Wednesday, March 23, ruling is the latest chapter in a legal saga that began in 2018 after Graceland sought to build a 6,200-seat arena in Whitehaven.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2022

• February 2022

  • TN Court of Appeals confirms Shelby County judge

    Shelby County Criminal Court Judge John Campbell has been confirmed to the state Court of Appeals. He was up for re-election to criminal court his year, but his seat will remain vacant until after the county general election. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 15, 2022

• May 2021

  • Appeals court denies DNA testing in Sedley Alley case

    Sedley Alley was executed in 2006 for the murder of Lance Cpl. Suzanne Collins. Alley’s daughter sought to have DNA evidence tested to see if it would clear his name. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 12, 2021

• November 2020

  • The past haunts Collierville alderman candidate

    William Boone, a candidate for Collierville Alderman Position 4, has a history with the town that includes legal battles following his termination from Collierville Fire Department.

    By Abigail Warren November 15, 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

• June 2019

  • Appeals court sides with Memphis over sale of Confederate monuments

    The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled the Sons of Confederate Veterans organization has no case to preserve two Memphis parks and the Confederate monuments removed from them in 2017.

    By Bill Dries June 04, 2019