TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on May 2, 2023

Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon released hundreds of public records on Monday related to the city’s hiring process to replace police chief Eve Thomas, who retired in 2022 amidst controversy over the city’s rising homicide rate. The mayor’s office had previously denied a request by KnoxNews for the records claiming the search for a new chief was not subject to open records law since the city had hired an outside party, Police Executive Research Forum, to conduct the search. KnoxNews sued the mayor’s office in July and in December, Chancellor John Weaver ruled that KnoxNews could depose city officials to answer questions about the suit under oath. Read more at KnoxNews.