A Tennessee judge considering a conservative outlet's public records case about a Nashville elementary school shooter has ordered the organization to appear in court after it published stories on similar documents allegedly leaked to them.
FILE - The entrance to the Covenant School is seen on the one-year anniversary of a mass shooting, March 27, 2024, in Nashville , Tenn. On Monday, June 11, 2024, a Tennessee judge ordered Star News Digital Media, a conservative media organization, and editor-in-chief Michael Leahy to appear in court over its publishing details from allegedly leaked documents about the 2023 Nashville school shooting, while the outlet sues for the same kind of records to be released to the public. NASHVILLE, Tenn.
The hearing could put competing arguments on display not just about the First Amendment protection of media outlets but also the extent to which judges can control conduct in their cases.Nashville council rejects proposed sign for Morgan Wallen’s new bar, decrying his behavior And while the city of Nashville has argued it doesn’t have to release the documents during an active police investigation, the plaintiffs have countered that there is no meaningful criminal investigation underway since the shooter is dead; Audrey Hale was killed by police. It does not matter that the police investigation is officially still open, the plaintiffs’ attorneys contend.
After the Star’s reporting in recent weeks, the police department said in a statement that “it is concerned about the alleged leak, and we, like others, would like to know from where it came.”
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