Under the Tennessee law, most tort lawsuits can continue after the death of a plaintiff unless they involve harm to a person.

It is still unclear if the Supreme Court will make a review board for district attorneys, but Mulroy said there may not be "a ...

Tennessee Supreme Court plans to improve legal representation for the poor with a $17 million budget increase.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Damian Felipe Jimenez has many dreams about his future — he could be a restaurant owner, a scientist ...

Harold Wayne Nichols, whom the state of Tennessee plans to kill Dec. 11, is suing in an attempt to delay his execution until litigation over the state's new execution protocol is resolved.

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have paused a bill meant to challenge the constitutional right for children to attend ...

With its long-awaited opinion in Terry Case v. Wilmington Trust, the Tennessee Supreme Court ushered in a sea change concerning ...

Under Tennessee law, most tort lawsuits can continue to go forward even if the plaintiff dies. There is one exception—suits for “wrongs affecting the character of the plaintiff” abate, or end, when ...

The plan is expected to get a total of $17 million, helping create more positions to expand indigent services across the ...

Severe epilepsy kept a teenage girl named Ava from school before noon. She has taken her fight over her disability ...