NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on Feb. 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * 2nd Clean Air Act Suit Planned for xAI Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, is facing potential legal action after the Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice sent a 60-day notice of intent to sue the company and its affiliate, MZX Tech LLC, on Friday alleging violations of the Clean Air Act, according to the Commercial Appeal. T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news on Feb. 16, 2026: * * * The ACLJ Exposes Abortion Pill Myths in Federal Court Filing By Walter M. Weber Last week, the ACLJ filed an amicus brief in the abortion pill case of Louisiana v. FDA. We spent the entire brief targeting and refuting some common myths that abortion radicals champion. First, some background. Historically, after the Supreme Court opened the floodgates of abortion in Roe v. Wade (1  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio Delivers "Diplomatic Miracle" By Logan Sekulow Many are saying that Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulled off "a diplomatic miracle" for the Trump Administration. Secretary Rubio delivered a rousing speech in Munich on U.S.-European foreign policy and received a standing ovation. Obviously, we're still nine months away from the 2026 midterms, but could this move Sec  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on Feb. 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * GSA: Vine Street Site for Chattanooga Courthouse to Save $117M The U.S. General Services Administration said building a new federal courthouse on Vine Street in Chattanooga could save taxpayers up to $117 million, the Chattanoogan.com reports. The agency confirmed it is moving forward with the site, citing security, expedited construction and overall ri  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on Feb. 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Guard to Remain in Memphis Despite Pullback Elsewhere President Donald Trump's administration has rescinded the deployments of federalized National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, but Tennessee National Guard members will remain in Memphis as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force, the Daily Memphian reports. About 1,450 guardsme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and NAACP Ask Court to Stop Trump Administration from Misusing Seized Voting Records from Fulton County, Georgia * The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP, the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, the Atlanta branch of the NAACP, the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, and some indiv  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Adds Premier Tax Partner From Band 1 Practice in London * LONDON - Paul Hastings LLP announced today that Alicia Osei has joined as a tax partner in London, further strengthening the firm's London and global tax platform and expanding its capabilities to guide clients through complex strategic M&A, private equity, funds and private capital investments, capita  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news: * * * New Voices advocates testify in Missouri House hearing Myesha Phukan Student journalists, educators and other advocates of student journalism, including an attorney from the Student Press Law Center, testified Feb. 11 at a hearing of Missouri's House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education in support of HB 2918. Also known as the Cronkite New Voices Act, the legislation would provide stron  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on Feb. 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * UT Quarterback Awaits Injunction Ruling Chancellor Chris Heagerty said he would not give preferential treatment to University of Tennessee (UT) quarterback Joey Aguilar during a preliminary injunction hearing at Knox County Chancery Court on Feb. 13. According to Knox News, Heagerty questioned Aguilar's attorney on each point of the argument throughout   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on Feb. 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Washington County Bar Names 2026 Officers, Board The Washington County Bar Association has announced its 2026 officers and board members. Brady Smith will serve as president, followed by President-elect Akiah Highsmith, Vice President Hunter Shepard, Secretary Thomas J. Smith and Treasurer Jesse J. Campbell. New board members for 2026 are Jerome Cochran  more