Press Releases

March 16, 2015

A new pilot project in Davidson County court will open the door to increased efficiencies in complex business litigation in Tennessee.

Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle will preside over the pilot project, which is expected to start taking cases May 1. A chancellor since 1995,…



March 13, 2015

The Tennessee Supreme Court, recognizing that technological advances have changed the way journalists provide coverage of courtrooms, is seeking comments from the public regarding proposed changes to Supreme Court Rule 30.

The rule, which the Court adopted in 1995, provides instructions to…



March 13, 2015

Today, the Tennessee Supreme Court has denied a new trial to a Nashville man for two counts of the sale of an illegal drug within a school zone, despite his assertions that his attorney did not properly represent him at trial.

In March and April of 2008, Calvin Eugene Bryant, Jr. sold the…