NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Abortion Death Penalty Bill Fails in House Subcommittee A bill that sought to charge women who seek abortions with homicide, and potentially the death penalty, died in a Tennessee House subcommittee on March 10, The Tennessean reports. HB570, sponsored by Rep. Jody Barrett, R-Dickson, would have removed legal protections currently in state law for p  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by senior policy fellow Katherine Kersten: * * * Debunking myths about the new federal education tax credit In recent months, the nation's eyes have been on Minnesota, as chaos engulfed the Twin Cities during the Trump administration's immigration enforcement here. Gov. Tim Walz urged   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN announces commentator pairings for exclusive coverage of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball * Starting Wednesday, March 18, fans can tune in across ESPN networks for exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Presented by Capital One. Along with ESPN's robust studio coverage, 16 top-tier commentator teams will head to host sites   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule updating various flight procedures at airports across the National Airspace System. This administrative action enables the agency to transition to updated criteria for instrument flight rules, ensuring the safe use of navigable airspace as airport environments and air traffic requirements change. The amendatory provisions for the following procedures become effective April   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 16 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * How Mizzou is helping mentor the next generation of sports broadcasters * Mizzou students interested in play-by-play announcing gather to learn more about the profession. This semester, John Anderson is sharing his industry insights, connections and experience in play-by-play announcing and sports broadcasting with Missouri School of Journalism students By Eric Stann   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 16 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Is the "Mark of Exclusion" Real for Expert Witnesses? * Expert witnesses often worry that being excluded from a case will have a negative effect on their admissibility in future cases. Fear of this "mark of exclusion" is widespread in the legal arena, with stories circulating about experts disappearing from the scene after a single exclusion or lawyers instituting "cooling off periods" for others. But is  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Memphis Marker Honors Tennessee's 1st Woman Lawyer Marion Scudder Griffin, the first woman licensed to practice law in Tennessee, is now honored with a historical marker in Memphis recognizing her legal career. According to Local Memphis, Griffin made history in 1907 after the Tennessee legislature passed a law clarifying that women could obtain law l  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Nashville Reporter Faces Bond Hearing After ICE Arrest Estefany Rodriguez, a Nashville journalist detained earlier this month by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, was scheduled to appear in a Louisiana immigration court for a bond hearing today. Separately, a federal judge in Nashville has set a hearing for Tuesday to consider c  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * OpenAI Accused of Unauthorized Practice of Law ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been accused in a new lawsuit of practicing law without a U.S. license and helping a former disability claimant breach a settlement and flood a federal court docket with meritless filings. Reuters reports that Nippon Life Insurance Company of America alleges that OpenAI wrongfully  more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, March 16 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Paladins draw No. 15 seed; to play UCONN on Friday * March Madness could have described Timmons Arena on Sunday evening during the Selection Sunday announcement of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Students and fans filled Furman's basketball arena to learn what seed they would be and what city they would travel to, and the celebration around the Paladins' return to the tournament did not disappoin  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Playing for Phoenix: ESPN is once again the exclusive home of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball * * All 67 games of the tournament available across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and the ESPN App, March 18-April 5 * 1 Seeds: No. 1 UConn, No. 1 UCLA, No. 1 Texas, No. 1 South Carolina * Game On: Journey to the NCAA Championship, the one-hour women's basketb  more

NEW YORK, March 17 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * S.T.O.P. Condemns False Arrest, Nearly 6-Month Imprisonment of Innocent TN Grandmother After Facial Recognition Mismatch Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a privacy and civil rights group, condemns the false arrest of Tennessee grandmother Angela Lipps by Fargo, ND police after a wrongful facial recognition match. Lipps had never been to  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 16 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Start Your Garden with the Spectacular Spring Plant Sale * Join us Saturday, April 11, at UT Gardens, Knoxville KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Fill your garden with exceptional plants from the University of Tennessee Gardens Spectacular Spring Plant Sale. Thousands of thoughtfully curated plants will be available for purchase on Saturday, April 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 17 (TNSxrep) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Study focuses on health care in Appalachian areas recovering from Hurricane Helene By Kevin Myatt Julie Gohlke is leading a multi-university research effort to understand how the catastrophic inland impacts of Hurricane Helene will continue to shape the health of Appalachian communities for years -- perhaps decades -- to come. The research is backed by a National Institutes of Health grant that will  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Supreme Court Allows Limits for Clients Testifying at Trial The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Feb. 25 that trial judges may prohibit a defendant and their attorney from discussing the defendant's ongoing testimony during an overnight recess, while still allowing discussions on other matters such as trial strategy or plea negotiations, Bloomberg  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, March 16 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech students to bring free Remote Area Medical clinic to Cookeville March 21-22 * Students at Tennessee Tech University are preparing to bring free health care to hundreds of Upper Cumberland residents when this year's Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic returns to Cookeville March 21-22. The clinic will take place on a first-come, first-served basis at Cookeville High Sch  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * TSU Receives $1 Million U.S. Department of War Grant to Launch Innovative Robotics and AI Laboratory Tennessee State University has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of War to establish a Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Visualization, and Simulation (RAIVS) Laboratory. The initiative aims to fulfill an urgent national need by enhancing educational programs that train students in  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * U.S. Chemical Safety Board Issues Investigation Update on Fatal October 2025 Explosions at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, Tennessee The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) today released an update on the agency's ongoing investigation into the catastrophic October 10, 2025, explosions at the Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC (AES) explosives manufacturin  more