There are 9 article(s) tagged jonathan skrmetti:

• September 2024

  • Tennessee’s drag ban allowed to stand

    In July, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Friends group did not have standing to sue because of the law because its performances were not “harmful to minors.”

    By Stevie Paige September 25, 2024

  • State won’t appeal ‘Memphis’ mistake,’ Tenn. attorney general says

    “These ballot questions are a fraud on the voters of Memphis,” General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a statement his office released about its decision to not challenge a court’s ruling allowing the gun-control referendum to continue.

    By Bill Dries September 20, 2024

• May 2024

  • New rule would close gun loophole, if state AGs lawsuit doesn’t overturn it

    According to a statement from Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti, he believes the new ATF rule imposes too much of a regulatory burden on people “who occasionally sell or trade a firearm.” 

    By Jody Callahan May 07, 2024

• January 2024

  • Seeking faster criminal courts, Sen. Brent Taylor requests AG opinion

    If the state attorney general says Gov. Bill Lee has the power to temporarily assign judges from around Tennessee to handle criminal cases in Shelby County, Taylor will request he do so “immediately.”

    By Ian Round January 22, 2024

• June 2023

  • State Attorney General begins appeal process in trans youth health care lawsuit

    The Tennessee Attorney General filed an emergency motion asking a federal judge in Nashville to reverse the preliminary injunction, and notified the court that it would appeal the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

    By Ian Round June 29, 2023

• February 2023

  • ‘It gives a lot of people pause:’ MSCS board responds to conflict of interest concern

    MSCS board members sound off on Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s opinion suggesting Keith Williams may have a conflict of interest serving both on the district board and as head of one of its two teacher unions. 

    By Aarron Fleming February 07, 2023

• September 2022

  • State asks court to throw out Shelby, Davidson school voucher lawsuit

    The Tennessee Attorney General’s office asked a Nashville court to dismiss the case, saying the counties had lost all their relevant arguments. 

    By Ian Round September 26, 2022

• July 2022

  • Six apply for upcoming TN attorney general vacancy

    Tennessee is the only state in which the attorney general is appointed by the Supreme Court. The position runs in eight-year terms. The new term begins Sept. 1.

    By The Associated Press July 31, 2022

• December 2018

  • Memphis attorney named chief deputy of Tennessee attorney general’s office

    Jonathan Skrmetti, a partner at the Butler Snow LLP law firm and former federal prosecutor in the Memphis office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western Division of Tennessee, is the new chief deputy of the Tennessee attorney general’s office.

    By Bill Dries December 12, 2018