Navigating the Legal System: Steps for Obtaining Restraining Orders and Ensuring Personal Safety When personal safety is at risk due to threats, harassment, or violence, obtaining a restraining...
The Tennessee State Legislature has wrapped up its 2022-2023 session. As expected, several new criminal laws are now in effect or will soon be in effect. This article will summarize some of these...
Tennessee Juvenile Law Update: Efforts to Treat More Juveniles Charged with Crimes as Adults A bill is working its way through the Tennessee General Assembly that would change the way the State of...
Since the drafting of our last Tennessee abortion law update, efforts to modify one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation have failed or stalled. House Bill 1440, which made exceptions for...
Tennessee’s ban on abortion took effect August 25, 2022, two months after the Supreme Court’s landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned federal protection for abortion. As of...