TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Feb 21, 2023

NewsChannel 5 reports that Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has opened a criminal investigation of Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk’s office. Skrmetti’s office is specifically interested to learn whether anyone on Funk's team violated the state's wiretapping statute by installing listening devices in and around Funk's office in downtown Nashville. In a written statement, Funk's office insists the devices were a necessary part of office security and that "there is no reasonable expectation of privacy for conversations in public places."