by Zachery Schmidt | Dec 12, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
A new Tennessee bill proposal seeks to expand on the current state law that permits the death penalty for child rapists. In 2024, Tennessee passed a law that authorizes the death penalty as a punishment for rape of a child, aggravated rape of a child, or especially...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 12, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
A 39-year old suspected illegal alien from Honduras is in custody in Knox County for allegedly fleeing law enforcement while intoxicated and causing a deadly vehicular crash which killed a husband and wife earlier this month. On December 4, Jose Roberto Rivera Recarte...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 12, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, argued Obama-appointed U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis relied on what he calls “crackpot” legal logic by ruling that the visa used to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. for prosecution nullified his standing...
