by Kaitlin Housler | Aug 27, 2026 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, and Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Star, said Metro Nashville is continuing to withhold the will of Covenant School shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale despite a recent Tennessee Supreme Court decision...
by Kaitlin Housler | Aug 20, 2026 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, and Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Star, criticized local Nashville news outlets for a “total and complete media blackout” surrounding The Star’s recent legal victory securing access to records...
by Kaitlin Housler | Aug 19, 2026 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Despite a Tennessee Supreme Court decision clearing the way for the release of records from the 2023 Covenant School shooting, The Tennessee Star’s lead reporter Tom Pappert warns that Metro Nashville could use procedural maneuvers to delay the documents’ release. “I...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 6, 2026 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
As the legal fight over the release of the Covenant School shooter’s writings continues, The Tennessee Star’s lead reporter, Tom Pappert, is sharply criticizing one of the central arguments raised in the latest appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court, focusing on claims...
by Michael Patrick Leahy | Dec 17, 2024 | Justice, News, Politics, port, Tennessee, TN LEAD
President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating either Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sarah Keeton Campbell, Federal District Judge Katherine Crytzer, or former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commissioner James Danly to a seat on the U.S. Court of...
