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Friday, July 25, 2025
Why Did a Cheatham County Middle School Need a New Mascot?: A Familiar Trademark Story
Ashland City’s Cheatham Middle School got a new mascot. Previously known at the “Bearcats,” the Middle Tennessee school changed mascots because of a cease-and-desist letter it received from the University of Cincinnati. Andrew Coffman explains why the change was necessary and the ins and outs of trademark and copyright law.
Ballyhoo in Dayton: The 100th Anniversary of the Scopes Trial
100 years after the "Scopes Monkey Trial" in Dayton, Russell Fowler looks back on Tennessee's most famous legal battle. It all started in the local drug store as a way to challenge the constitutionality of the Butler Act, Tennessee’s new law against teaching the theory of human evolution.
Read about the lawyers who have recently been reinstated, disbarred, suspended, censured or transferred their licenses to disability inactive status.
BarBuzz Explores Access to Justice in the Age of AI
In this month’s episode of BarBuzz, TBA staff sit down with Brant Harrell, Zac Oswald, Kyle Stack and Anne-Louise Wirthlin to dive deeper into “Access to Justice in the Age of AI,” the cover story in the May/June Tennessee Bar Journal. Each guest contributed insights and experiences for the article, including how they’re using technology — from AI tools to the Justice Bus — to expand legal access, bridge rural gaps and keep client data secure. Join TBA’s Communications Coordinator Azya Thornton and Access to Justice Director Liz Slagle Todaro for the July podcast to learn more. Missed a past episode? Check them out in the BarBuzz archive.
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