One of the responsibilities of the Tennessee Attorney General is to answers legal questions posed to him about Tennessee law. These questions are usually posed by members of the Tennessee Legislature. While the AG’s opinions are respected by the courts, they are not binding. This means that judges in Tennessee do not have to agree […]
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This week we celebrated again the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. Many are familiar with Martin Luther King’s letter from a Birmingham jail. King wrote his famous letter while being held on contempt of court charges. A judge had ordered King and his followers to not hold any further protests in Birmingham. However, King […]
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How many times have you signed your name without really reading what you’re signing? We’ve all done it. “Just sign here,” the salesman says. So you sign. It must be standard language, right? Or the bank loan officer says, “we need your signature here…and here… and here…and here…” Most polite people don’t want to waste […]
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When the Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights they included the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. This limitation, as with all limitations in the U.S. Constitution, is directed toward government. In other words, the Constitution limits the authority of government and government’s employees, including police officers. The Founding Fathers believed […]
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