The Center for Innovative Public Health Research tells us that one in 25 online Americans has been threatened with or had explicit images shared online without the subject’s consent, John Day writes in his column. The common law of torts gives victims of revenge porn potential recourse via the torts of intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress or intrusion upon seclusion. In 2016, Tennessee joined most states by enacting Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-318, which created the crime of “unlawful exposure” to address some aspects of nonconsensual porn. Violating this law is a Class A misdemeanor. Read about a new federal law, Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, effective Oct. 1, that expands the rights of revenge porn victims and certain others.

Believing “[t]he society which is satisfied is lost,” as both governor of Massachusetts and president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge was an active and innovative administrator. As the 30th president, the frugal Republican balanced budgets, slashed taxes, advocated for the civil rights of African Americans and women, and fought child labor. Columnist Russell Fowler writes about Coolidge and what we can learn from his style and the way he governed.

The TBA Young Lawyers Division’s Diversity Committee has created and produced a four-part podcast series in honor of the first anniversary of Juneteenth as a federal holiday. New episodes of BarBuzz drop every month—the June episode was released last week—and the Legislative Team wraps up the 2022 Legislative Session for listeners. Access all of our podcasts on the TBA Podcast Network or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and TuneIn.

Enjoy this quick, summery inspiration from an often-quoted novel.

The July/August issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal will hit newsstands (and mailboxes) in the next week and a half! Featuring convention coverage, family law information in light of alcohol use and custody cases, John Williams' helpful definition of "filibuster" and Russell Fowler's historical deep dive, we're excited to get this issue in your hands.

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