CONFERENCE NEWS
Use Pre-Trial Motions to Avoid Pitfalls in Sex Offender Registry Cases
Recent cases have highlighted a couple of common issues in cases involving alleged violations of the Sex Offender Registry Statute,
Novel Search and Seizure Issues Arising From Federal Administrative Actions
While Padilla held that effective assistance of counsel requires competence in immigration-related collateral consequences for clients who are accused of
Important Changes in Registry Law for HIV-Related Offenses
We all know that the sex offender registry is ever evolving, and usually to the great detriment of our clients.
Helping Clients With Mental Illness and Intellectual Disabilities Navigate the Criminal Legal System
Recently, Dallas Crews, the Conference’s Social Work Program Director, provided some guidance for social workers helping our clients who suffer
New Office of Conflict Counsel Gets Funded but Remains Undefined
Most of you have heard that a new system for selecting, funding and training attorneys who take our conflicts is
US Supreme Court refines test for Second Amendment challenges
Near the end of its 2023-2024 term, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in United States v. Rahimi,
Tennessee Supreme Court overrules decades of precedent regarding probable cause by saying nothing changed
Without identifying specific cases, the Tennessee Supreme Court in State v. Green, expressly overruled “any prior opinions of the Court
U.S. Supreme Court finds that substitute expert testimony may violate Confrontation Clause but punts the question of whether original expert’s statements are testimonial
The United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Smith v. Arizona blunts the State’s ability to substitute experts at trial
New U.S. Supreme Court decision provides a basis to challenge range enhancements in Tennessee
Even though it isn’t obvious on its face, SCOTUS has just given defendants in Tennessee a new challenge in certain