Sean Murphy has taken his legal fight with Farragut and several others over Biddle Farms to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of a restart to the litigation.
KCSO Hit With Religious Liberty Lawsuit
A Muslim woman has sued Knox County Sheriff’s Office over posting a photo of her taken after forcing her to remove her hijab.
Fighting Exclusion
Transgender advocate Story VanNess is challenging the state’s insurance system ‘so that other people don’t have to deal with what I’m going through.’
Immune or Liable?
In a lawsuit against the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, lawyers spar over the treatment of a Honduran immigrant.
County Settles With Former Parks Director
Despite a $150,000 payout, the county still says it had cause to fire Paul White.
School Board Settles Mask Lawsuit
For $145,000 in attorney fees, plaintiffs agree to dismiss their complaints about COVID-19 health precautions.
The Masks Come Off
A federal judge temporarily lifts his mandate on Knox County Schools — but the resolution of the case still awaits.
School Board Will Mediate in Public
In an unusual move, board members will undertake a court-ordered effort to resolve the mask mandate lawsuit as a group.
Contested Development
A controversial Tooles Bend plan is rebuffed by a second court ruling, on the basis of a sewage plant that developers say they don’t intend to build.
COVID in the Courts
A revised complaint leads to a change of venue for a lawsuit by two plastic surgeons seeking to nullify the county’s mask mandate.