Curated for general, solo and small firm attorneys, the TBA's year-end 15-hour CLE package includes a mix of popular ethics, law practice management and hot topics programming. Check out the specific courses included on the TBA CLE website. Looking for something else? TBA also has six, eight, 10, 12 and 15-hour packages based on specific topics or practice areas, live webcasts and on-demand video all month long. Explore all the Year End options to complete your CLE requirement by Dec. 31.

Join the TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) for the next installment of The Rookie Series with "Family Law: Trends and Challenges" on March 5 at noon CST. The one-hour webcast program will provide an overview of family law, covering key areas such as marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and property division. Participants will learn about the legal principles that govern family relationships and the role of the courts in resolving disputes. The session will include practical examples and a brief discussion of current trends and challenges in family law practice. For more information and to register visit the TBA CLE website.

Newly elected U.S. Rep. Matt Van Epps was sworn into office, roughly 36 hours after he won a special election for the District 7 seat according to the Nashville Banner. In a speech on the House floor, Van Epps reiterated his allegiance to President Donald Trump and his policies. Read more from the paper.

JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge. Milder Escobar-Temal is a citizen of Guatemala who came to America unlawfully over a decade ago and resides in Nashville, Tennessee. In October 2022, police found three firearms in Escobar-Temal’s residence, and he was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A), which prohibits unlawfully present individuals from possessing firearms. Escobar-Temal now appeals his conviction, arguing that § 922(g)(5)(A) is unconstitutional facially and as applied to him. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM. 

HERMANDORFER, Circuit Judge. After Dominga Sanik Herrera entered the United States unlawfully, an immigration judge ordered her removed to her native country of Guatemala. Herrera later sought to reopen her removal proceedings on the ground that she lacked notice of the original removal hearing. Herrera’s attempt failed after she did not respond to an IJ’s request for more information about her lack-of-notice claim. Nearly a decade later, in 2020, Herrera re-raised her lack-of-notice argument in a second motion to reopen her removal proceedings. The IJ denied her motion as number barred. The Board of Immigration Appeals agreed and dismissed Herrera’s appeal of the IJ’s decision. It also declined to reopen proceedings sua sponte. Because Herrera failed to exhaust her number-bar challenge, we deny her petition in part. And because we lack jurisdiction over the Board’s decision not to reopen sua sponte, we dismiss her petition in part.

The Defendant, William Goldsberry, Jr., appeals the Henderson County Circuit Court’s revocation of his probation. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion to dismiss the violation of probation warrant due to a violation of his speedy trial rights and by revoking his probation in full, contending that the evidence was insufficient to establish he committed a non-technical violation. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

This appeal involves allegations of the mishandling of a dead human body by the funeral home and cemetery responsible for its final disposition. The decedent’s mother brought tort and breach of contract claims based on her assertion that the decedent’s body had been cremated rather than buried. The trial court granted summary judgment to both defendants on all claims. The mother appeals. We affirm.

December 8, 2025 - December 12, 2025.

On Dec. 15, the Tennessee Supreme Court responded to a petition for reinstatement from Georgia attorney Meredith Gardial noting that she has outstanding requirements with the Board of Professional Responsibility and the Commission on Continuing Legal Education. If these obligations are not satisfied by Jan. 27, 2026, the court said it would dismiss her petition.

On Dec. 4, the Tennessee Supreme Court reinstated Utah attorney Danielle Cristene Droitsch to inactive status noting that all required reinstatement fees and delinquent annual inactive registration fees have been paid to the Board of Professional Responsibility.