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Memphis Juvenile Court adding magistrates

Juvenile Court Judge Curtis Person swore in four new magistrate judges Tuesday in hopes the new personnel will speed the juvenile justice process.

Nashville restaurant owner to file suit to stop guns

Randy Rayburn, a prominent Nashville restaurant owner, says lawmakers falsely claimed that nearly 40 other states have similar laws to Tennessee's new guns-in-bars statute, which will allow handgun permit holders to carry their weapons into bars beginning later this month.

Many new laws take effect today

Starting today, texting while driving is illegal, consumers may have wine shipped directly to them, and school districts may sell color advertising on school buses.

Judge: killer's courtroom strategy "idiotic"

Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Steve Dozier allowed convicted murderer Jerome Barrett to appeal his conviction by arguing he had an ineffective attorney, despite Dozier's opinion of the strategy.

UT student wants Palin e-mail charges dismissed

A defense attorney for David C. Kernell, the University of Tennessee student accused of hacking into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail account, is asking a judge today to toss out the case, saying the government is piling on charges.

Memphis offers to pay department chief's legal fees

The city's legal department has offered to pay Joseph Lee, the former head of the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, $426,422, the same amount Lee accrued in legal fees after being indicted on bribery charges in 2007. The Memphis City Council had previously voted against paying Lee's fees.

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