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The Internet and social media are a mainstay for not just virtually hanging out with friends and family, but also more and more businesses are using it as a vetting process for job candidates. Unfortunately, for one Knoxville man, the cost of being falsely accused of...
Even though Halloween is now officially behind us, this will by no means stop many teens and college students from pursuing the time-honored tradition of pulling pranks. There is, of course, nothing problematic with these antics from a legal perspective provided no...
In a series of posts, we've been providing some background information about protection orders here in Tennessee, including the circumstances in which they are typically granted and, most recently, how temporary protection orders -- or TPOs -- work. Our purpose in...
It often comes as a shock for people to learn that law enforcement officials at both the state and federal level can not only seize their private property -- cash, vehicles, etc. -- but that they can do so in the absence of criminal charges or a conviction. The...
A few weeks back, our blog discussed how efforts were underway at the federal level to reform the criminal justice system, particularly as it relates to sentencing for nonviolent drug offenders. As encouraging as this news certainly is, it's nevertheless important to...
Now that we are a little over a month into the start of the new school year and homecoming is right around the corner, it's perhaps a good time for parents to sit down and have a discussion with any teen drivers in their household about both the dangers and...
Thanks to the longstanding divisiveness on Capitol Hill, stories of lawmakers failing to reach an agreement won't sell many newspapers or generate many clicks. Indeed, what does make headlines and generate Internet buzz these days is when lawmakers are actually able...
Like every other state, Tennessee has some very detailed laws on the books concerning the illegal possession of drugs for personal use. While you are more than likely aware of this fact, you may not be entirely clear on how these laws work. In today's post, we'll seek...
In a previous post, our blog began discussing how even though most people are fully aware of some of the criminal consequences that can accompany a conviction on domestic abuse charges -- jail time, steep fines, criminal record, etc. -- they might not have a full...
While news reports often make it seem like every driver on the road is dangerous, the reality is that good drivers outnumber bad drivers by a considerable margin. Yet, no matter how conscientious most drivers may be, there is virtually no chance that they've ever not...
