TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 23, 2022

The city of Knoxville is asking the court to prevent the Knoxville News Sentinel from obtaining any documents created by a private firm during the city’s process of hiring a new police chief. The city also doesn't want to turn over documents related to the search, despite having previously said none were created. That response comes after the Sentinel sued the city in July after it refused to release documents related to the police chief search. Knoxville also moved to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing the Sentinel is “weaponizing” the state's open record laws, and requiring the city’s search firm to turn over documents that would have a “chilling” effect on the city. The Knoxville News Sentinel has more on the story.