In 1935, Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago was awarded the first of what would become the Heisman Trophy by the Downtown Athletic Club for the country’s most outstanding college football player. Four years later, the university quit playing football, and voluntarily dropped out of the Big Ten conference. The Maroons and its quotable
I just finished reading Born Standing Up, Steve Martin’s memoir of his career as a stand-up comedian. Although he quit stand-up more than 30 years ago, many of the performances that launched his movie and writing career stand out as memorable still. (I think) I vaguely recall my brother telling me of Martin’s performances in
The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled earlier this week that the defamation lawsuit filed against state Sen. Stacey Campfield may proceed to trial, reversing the trial court’s earlier decision dismissing the case. Roger Byrge, an unsuccessful candidate for state representative in 2008, sued Sen. Campfield for posts placed on Campfield’s blog, “camp4u,” during the campaign.
The Tennessee Attorney General issued an opinion yesterday stating that there is an “irreconcilable conflict” between statutes involving the authority to provide water and wastewater service in territory annexed by a city. Tenn. Code Ann. §5-6-120 provides in part that “From and after the creation of a water and wastewater treatment authority and the establishment
Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements are common for couples that have been previously married, particularly if either or both have children from their prior relationships. Some agreements are intended to protect specific assets from the claims of the other party in the event of a divorce and/or death. Other agreements are broader and provide that each
The crime of “accessory after the fact” is a type of accomplice liability that occurs after the commission of a felony, when a person harbors, conceals, aids, or warns the offender of apprehension. In order to be convicted of accessory after the fact, the state must prove: (1) that a felony was committed; (2) that
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals recently overturned jury convictions of a felony cocaine charge and a misdemeanor for the simple possession of marijuana on the basis of an invalid search warrant. The trial court had sentenced the defendant to six years for the felony facilitation of intent to deliver cocaine and 11 months and
The Federal Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended, prohibits possession of a firearm by any person convicted of a felony, or a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. “ Under the Act, an offense involving the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly force by the defendant against
Jordan Wilson said he had made the jump hundreds of times. He had ridden the jumps 20 to 30 times that day. Then he changed bikes. While attempting a double jump on a 250cc motorcycle, instead of his 125cc bike, Mr. Wilson crashed and was severely injured. Mr. Wilson sued the property owner, David Dossett,
The Tennessee General Assembly and the United States Congress seem to be moving in opposite directions when it comes to gun laws. In the wake of congressional debates regarding tougher gun laws, a bill that would allow those with gun carry permits to carry their guns in their cars wherever they go, including school or