The Tennessean’s, Frank Daniels, III, wrote a recent opinion piece on The Tennessee Plan for judicial selection. Mr. Daniels urges Tennesseans to push for the right to popularly elect judges. Currently, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals are not elected by popular vote. I do not know if Mr. Daniels has
Senator Mae Beavers led the passage for one of the dumbest laws ever passed by the Tennessee Senate. The Open Carry Firearms Freedom Act would allow a person to openly carry a firearm around the streets of Tennessee . No more of those pesky handgun permits where your criminal record is checked . No more
In Davidson County and Rutherford County , there are contested elections for the office of District Attorney. Some voters just have a vague notion of what the duties are of the District Attorney. I have a confession to make, even though I have been practicing criminal defense law since 1994, I never read what the statutory duties are
