July 21, 2026
The Tennessee Supreme Court held today that a prior product liability case does not require dismissal of a product liability lawsuit on a fatal accident involving the use of a seatbelt extender with a child’s booster seat.In August 2013, plaintiff Sarah Woodruff’s husband, Benjamin Woodruff, was…
July 20, 2026
The Tennessee Supreme Court has permanently disbarred Williamson County attorney Connie Reguli. The Court found she committed multiple ethical violations since 2014.Ms. Reguli’s misconduct included an orchestrated effort to harass and intimidate Williamson County Juvenile Court Judge Sharon Guffee…
Educating Tennessee’s Future Leaders: Supreme Court Justices Engage Students at Boys and Girls State
July 14, 2026
Every year, the Tennessee Supreme Court helps educate rising high school seniors about the judicial system through participation in Boys and Girls State. These programs are part of SCALES – Supreme Court Advancing Legal Education for Students – established in 1995. Justice Sarah K. Campbell…
July 8, 2026
Nashville, Tenn- Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Kyle A. Hixson was surrounded by family, friends and colleagues as he took his oath of office from Governor Bill Lee at his investiture ceremony in Knoxville, July 7, 2026.Watch the investiture ceremony by clicking this link: The Investiture of…
May 29, 2026
Today, the Tennessee Supreme Court vacated the second-degree murder convictions of Antonio Demetrius Adkisson, holding that his confession was involuntary and should not have been admitted at trial.In 2017, then seventeen-year-old Mr. Adkisson was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in…
May 21, 2026
Today the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an opinion ordering the release of documents sealed in connection with a criminal case. In April of 2024, three documents—a motion to disqualify and two supporting documents—filed in a Davidson County criminal proceeding were sealed. After…
May 12, 2026
Nashville, Tenn. – On May 28, 2026, the Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for its May docket in Nashville, Tennessee. Oral arguments will be heard at the Tennessee Supreme Court building in Nashville and livestreamed to the TNCourts YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/@TNCourts).…
May 12, 2026
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on May 27, 2026, before an accomplished group of rising high school seniors at the Tennessee American Legion Boys State at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville. The event is part of the Court’s SCALES program, which…
May 12, 2026
Today, the Tennessee Supreme Court in Haddon v. Vanlier, et al. reinstated a trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest in an action brought under Tennessee’s Uninsured Motorist Act (the “UM Act”).The plaintiff, Ms. Cinda Haddon, sued an uninsured driver, Mr. Ladarius Vanlier, for personal…
April 29, 2026
Nashville, Tenn. - On April 22, 2024, the Tennessee Supreme Court announced that the NextGen Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) would replace the legacy UBE beginning with the July 2027 administration of the bar exam. Some jurisdictions will begin administering the NextGen UBE in July 2026, while others…