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Friday, June 13, 2025
Davy Crockett: Tennessee’s Pioneer of Justice for All
The legendary Davy Crockett is one of Tennessee’s earliest and greatest heroes, and he lived significant periods of his life in each of Tennessee’s Grand Divisions. Russell Fowler explores the life of a tireless champion of justice for the poor and powerless, and a trailblazer of both the Tennessee frontier and the frontier of justice.
The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently held in Trezevant v. Trezevant that the 12-month statute of limitations applicable to misdemeanors does not apply to all criminal contempt allegations and actions arising from domestic relations orders. Marlene Eskind Moses and Ansley Ownes Tillett break down the implications of the decision in this installment of Family Matters.
Read about the lawyers who have recently been reinstated, disbarred, suspended, censured or transferred their licenses to disability inactive status.
Armer Named Belmont Law’s 2025 Legal Fiction Workshop Winner
Second-year Belmont University College of Law student Gabrielle Armer was awarded the school's Best Story Award for her short story "What He Left Behind," which explores a prosecutor’s emotional reckoning with second chances during Christmastime. The story was selected through an anonymous review process by novelist and Belmont Law alumnus Brandon Dragan, who praised its narrative tension and exploration of grief, addiction and generational trauma. Armer’s work, developed through Belmont’s Legal Fiction Workshop, is also under consideration for the American Bar Association’s Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction. Read more in a press release from the law school.
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