After a challenge from WBIR in Knoxville, Meigs County Judge Casey Stokes reversed his closure of court proceedings and records in a juvenile murder case, opening future proceedings and access to most documents, including transcripts of previous hearings. WBIR reported on Monday the more detailed allegations against the 15-year-old revealed in the newly released court records:| Tennessee Coalition for Open Government
A rule blocks remote public access to records filed in immigration cases, complicating journalists’ efforts to cover enforcement actions.| The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
The court granted a motion RCFP attorneys filed on behalf of The Intercept seeking access to records filed in the case of Badar Khan Suri.| The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Eugene Volokh, a well-known lawyer, podcaster and author in First Amendment circles, has filed a lawsuit against the Williamson County Circuit Court Clerk and the county's archive department alleging that its application of the Tennessee Public Records Act violates constitutional and common law rights to access court records. Williamson County denied Volokh's request for certain court| Tennessee Coalition for Open Government