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May 12, 2022 at 10:05 pm

Ex-nurse sentenced to probation in patient medication death VIEW

A former Tennessee nurse whose medication error killed a patient has been sentenced to three years of probation.

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May 3, 2022 at 1:09 pm

Tennessee governor won’t release records on execution error

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has refused to release records that could illuminate his decision to abruptly halt the execution of Oscar Smith last month.

May 3, 2022 at 12:47 pm

What is Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion access case?

A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests the country’s highest court could be poised overturn Roe v.

May 2, 2022 at 6:12 am

Tennessee pauses executions, will review lethal injections VIEW

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is pausing executions for the rest of the year after the state failed to ensure that its lethal injection drugs were...

April 28, 2022 at 1:29 pm

Attorneys want moratorium, probe after execution halted VIEW

After an undisclosed “oversight” forced Tennessee to abruptly cancel the execution of Oscar Smith last week, his attorneys are asking for a moratorium on executions...

April 20, 2022 at 11:58 am

Tennessee plans 1st COVID-19-era execution, more scheduled

Tennessee is set this week to execute its first inmate since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

April 14, 2022 at 1:32 pm

Tennessee inmate seeks execution halt over DNA evidence

A Tennessee death row inmate is asking the state Supreme Court to vacate his execution date so that an appeals court can review new evidence...

April 11, 2022 at 1:26 pm

Tennessee court rejects DNA evidence petition by inmate

A Tennessee court has declined to reopen the case of a death row inmate scheduled to be executed this month.

April 4, 2022 at 1:41 pm

Tennessee death row inmate: Unknown DNA on weapon

A Tennessee inmate scheduled to be executed this month is asking the courts to reopen his case after DNA from an unknown person was detected...

April 1, 2022 at 1:17 pm

Nurse’s homicide conviction: Flashpoint in Nashville DA race

The homicide conviction of a former Tennessee nurse for a medication error that killed a patient has become a flashpoint in the campaign for Nashville...