I can't recall another case in which a state appeals court upheld a conviction when both the defense and state AG asked it to be overturned, with no opposition from the DA.
We've seen a few with a new DA/defense on one side, and a state AG on the other.
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It's truly bizarre the state could move forward with this execution while it's top lawyer has called for clemency.
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BREAKING: Oklahoma’s state parole board voted not to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, even though the state attorney general said he doesn’t think the condemned man received a fair trial. apnews.com/article/oklaho
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“Beyond its direct impact on pregnant women, Tennessee’s abortion ban is shaping how and where OB-GYN residents train and ultimately practice.”
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idk i just do think cutting red tape would be easier with scissors
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Marsha, Marsha, Marsha pizza cutters are here! Reserve yours now to help me cut the red tape in Washington: bit.ly/3mSAOA
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Why are half a dozen Republican-controlled states suddenly rolling back child labor laws?
The legislation all goes back to the same source: A billionaire-backed Florida lobbying group.
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Have I ever been this tired? Unclear. Happy to finish this session out with and Nicole Hester 📸
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The session of retribution: How partisan retaliation largely defined the last four months in the Tennessee Capitol
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Less than 2 hours after Tennessee lawmakers adjourned without passing gun reform measures, Gov. Bill Lee says he will call a special legislative session. Not yet clear on date but we expect within weeks. tennessean.com/story/news/pol via
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The women in question have been a constant presence in committee meetings and floor sessions for weeks, putting in a lot of time to call for gun reform lawmakers won’t act on before adjourning tonight.
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Lt. Gov. Randy McNally is on a hot mic, asked to rank this year in terms of craziness. Says income tax protest and TennCare removal protests were more intense.
Then Sen. Adam Lowe quips that they got "all the attractive moms in Nashville" to come protest against guns.
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Rep. Vaughan admits union card check bill agreement was reached without the full conference committee present. Deal cut in hall talk?
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Meanwhile, the American Firearms Association was in the Capitol handing out letters threatening to aggressively “prosecute backstabbing Republicans in the court of public opinion at election time — especially primaries" if they support an extreme-risk measure
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Sen. Jeff Yarbro made a Hail Mary attempt to force a Tennessee Senate vote Thursday on a bill to keep guns out of the hands of people who pose a threat to themselves or others — but Republicans in the chamber blocked the effort.
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Campbell's legislative bio and contact page have been scrubbed in the last 30 minutes. An odd thing we're noticing is his name appears to have disappeared from recent vote counts, including the budget from yesterday and the Pearson/Jones expulsions.
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It would actually be great if we're entering an era in journalism where social (mainly Twitter) is no longer the front page. For way too long reporters have been rewarded for being good at Twitter rather than good at journalism.
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Should be noted Campbell stepped down <2 hours after the ethics subcommittee's findings were made public, but the subcommittee addressed its memo to Sexton three weeks ago.
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Sexton said he accepted a letter of resignation. House just came back in to the chamber after lunch, Campbell's desk is empty.
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Rep. Scotty Campbell has resigned, Speaker Sexton just told me.
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first reported the House ethics finding and reports it results from a sexual harassment complaint filed by at least one legislative intern
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BREAKING: GOP leader, who voted to expel Tennessee Three, found guilty of sexually harassing interns newschannel5.com/news/newschann
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I asked Rep. Scotty Campbell if he plans to step down from leadership position within the House Republican Caucus after a bipartisan group found he violated a workplace harassment/ discrimination policy.
"I do not at this point."
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Several holy cow moments in this story including: ‘potentially 1000s of $ have been spent to protect one victim, relocating her from the downtown apartment building where she and Campbell both had apartments…and placing her in a downtown hotel for the remainder of her internship
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BREAKING: GOP leader, who voted to expel Tennessee Three, found guilty of sexually harassing interns newschannel5.com/news/newschann
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Now we know all you have to do to appeal a mic shut-off for being out of order is to raise your hand or say something. Of course, if your mic is off, it's hard to be heard. Another problem: you might not want an immediate vote on the board.
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NEW: Some GOP leaders say ’s 11th-hour risk protection order legislation does not have support to pass before the end of session — or, some say, ever.
Inklings of support for a special session.
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Bill language being floated doesn't allow ex parte hearings and instead requires court hearings to be scheduled within 3-5 days of law enforcement filing a petition alleging threat of substantial harm. Whether that's enough to alleviate GOP objections to ERPOs remains to be seen
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As I reported Thursday, a Democrat-proposed extreme risk bill was blocked from entering the committee process by a single vote over objections to ex parte language, the emergency hearings at the heart of a lot of other states' ERPOs
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The next 48-hour stretch is likely make or break for this. Lawmakers are coming in after lunch to take up the budget. Lawmakers could, of course, choose to extend their time in Nashville to deal with this, but that certainly doesn't seem likely at this point.
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Gov. Lee & some lawmakers are poised to back a new gun-reform bill to outline a temp "order of protection" process in Tennessee. The proposal does not include ex parte hearings, would allow law enforcement to petition a court for a quick hearing Details:
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The mayors of Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Shelby County (not Memphis) sent gun policy recommendations to Gov. Lee and the legislature today:
-background checks
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-21 minimum to buy certain guns
-safe storage
-no high capacity mags
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Thousands of people turned up in downtown Nashville to form a 3-mile chain in a gun reform protest. Meanwhile, lawmakers haven’t committed to passing gun legislation by the end of the session that is hurtling toward a close (and that they could easily choose to extend.)
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Organized by @voices4saferTN, about 6,000+ people are now making a human chain from @VUMCchildren to the State Capitol to call for tougher gun control laws.
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Today, Nashville musicians Amy Grant, Kelsea Ballerini, Emmylou Harris, Ben Folds and more signed and delivered a letter urging state lawmakers to pass common-sense gun safety legislation.
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A bill to open book publishers and distributors up to criminal prosecution and fines of up to $100,000 if they send obscene materials to public schools is headed to .
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For this week's Magazine, I wrote about Twitter, an incredible website that has profoundly deranging effects on its users — not me though. It has had no effect on me whatsoever.
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We’re at the allergy pill/cold brew chaser juncture of legislative session spring
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Scoop: In Jan. the CA learned the state of Tennessee declined a yearly federally funded grant from the CDC for HIV prevention services.
Today, we learned the CDC is bypassing the state of Tennessee and routing the $$ to United Way of Nashville. (1/?)
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A George state representative was blocked from taking his elected seat in the 1960s after expressing his opposition to the Vietnam War. looks at that case and how it informs the way we think about the "Tennessee Three" battle.
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More children with Down Syndrome are living well into middle age and beyond, yet the health system hasn't caught up, leaving scant treatment options, particularly in rural areas. via by
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