Steve Cohen, Justin Pearson Join Tennessee Democratic Party in Filing Federal Lawsuit Challenging State Redistricting

by Kaitlin Housler | May 8, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and State Representative Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) were among the plaintiffs alongside the Tennessee Democratic Party that filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to block the state’s new congressional map and election law...

Legal Analyst Says Tennessee Bill Would Close ‘Pandora’s Box’ of Lawsuits Against State

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 10, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Legal commentator and retired attorney Mark Pulliam said a bill moving through the Tennessee General Assembly is designed to fix what he calls a major legal mistake that opened the door to sweeping lawsuits against state laws and government actions. On Monday’s...

Rutherford County Mayor Cheers Court Ruling Halting Expansion of Middle Point Landfill

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 12, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

A Davidson County Chancery Court judge has granted the City of Murfreesboro a writ of mandamus ordering the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to cease processing an application for a vertical expansion of the Middle Point Landfill. The...

Court Upholds Nashville Transit Plan Except for Funds to Be Used for Land Purchases

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 15, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

The Tennessee Court of Appeals issued a ruling in the case Committee to Stop an Unfair Tax v. Freddie O’Connell on Tuesday which upheld a majority of a lower court’s previous ruling finding that the multi-billion dollar Nashville transit plan can be legally...

Tennessee Attorney General Files Lawsuit Seeking Judicial Dissolution of Memphis-Based Organ Transplant Charity

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 15, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s Office filed a lawsuit in Davidson County Chancery Court on Monday against a Memphis-based nonprofit that fundraised for organ transplant patients. According to Skrmetti’s office, the National Foundation for...

Family Dollar Stores Agree to $1.1 Million Settlement with Tennessee Following Investigation into Rodent-Infested Warehouse

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 22, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

Family Dollar Stores reached a settlement with the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General agreeing to pay the state over $1 million and commit to new protocols as a result of an investigation that revealed Family Dollar stores in Tennessee were selling consumer...