2 months ago
The 2020 Annual Meeting and Seminar is in two weeks! By vote of the Board of Directors, all meetings and presentations for this event will be virtual. Registrants will be provided zoom webinar or meeting access for viewing the presentations and participating in the Annual Meeting.
We have an outstanding slate of speakers and topics, and we are offering the entire two-day program for only $250.00. This means you get 11 hours of CLE for about half the normal cost. Nowhere else are you going to receive the quality of information and training TACDL offers in its programs.
Click on the link below to view the schedule and to access the registration link. I look forward to seeing everyone in 2 weeks, even if it has to be through a screen! taocdl.wildapricot.org/event-3837622
You are still allowed to wear seersucker while watching the seminar!
Jonathan Cooper
TACDL President
Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - 47th Annual Meeting and Seminar
taocdl.wildapricot.org
3 months ago
😷When you go to Court, you have to wear a mask - beginning Monday. It’s the best way to keep parties, witnesses, lawyers, and judges safe. Mask Up Tennessee!
Tarah Watson 615-423-1517 tarahwatson@yahoo.com Dear Anyone who will listen, I am a concerned citizen, pleading for help with an issue with jail systems in the state of TN. Specifically Core Civic in Nashville TN. It has at least 35 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in one unit. The jail is overcrowded. TDOC isn't accepting any inmates into the Prison from the jail until next year. Now there are inmates waiting to go to prison and inmates just serving jail time. The inmates are given paper one time use masks (when they ask for one) and have to keep it for sometimes weeks. Social Distancing is out of the question. It is a lost cause. I am pleading to anyone who cares or has loved ones in CoreCivic in Nashville TN or any Jail system to join the fight for some inmates to be released early. Inmates who have minor violations or technical parole violations, especially the older inmates(who are more susceptible of getting the virus) should be released early for health concerns. This would help with the overcrowding issue, not to mention it would allow for some form of Social Distancing. Also there is less amount of inmates to guard with such a short staff. I understand you do the crime you do the time. We are in a world wide Pandemic. Many States like California have already started early release in their jails and prisons, as their infected inmates and staff across the state climb to over 8,000. Many inmates are getting the idea of contacting attorneys and filing lawsuits. We need to do something now. The Board of Parole are the only ones with the power to grant early release. Please contact them or anyone else who can make a difference. Sincerely, Tarah Watson
I think it would be prudent for our Supreme Court Justices to spend a day in court with an assistant public defender - for 5-8 hours - under the rules of this Order to get a taste of what they have ordered. I will reluctantly and only under extreme protest (stated protest - no shouting and throwing) obey this Order.
