Judge to rule Wednesday on arguments related to civil lawsuit against Ja Morant
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) plays during the first half of Game 5 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers April 26 in Memphis. (Brandon Dill/AP file)
Judge Carol Chumney granted the State of Tennessee’s motion to intervene in the case Monday. The state has also filed a motion to continue the case to give it time to defend state law.
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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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