THE TENNESSEAN et al.
v.
METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE and Davidson County et al.
Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 28, 2015 Session.
Filed March 17, 2016.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robb S. Harvey and Lauran M. Sturm , Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellants, The Tennessean, Associated Press, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Knoxville News Sentinel, Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters, Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, Inc., The Commercial Appeal, WBIR-TV Channel Ten, WSMV-TV Channel Four, WTVF-TV, News Channel 5 Network, LLC, and WZTV Fox 17.
Richard L. Hollow , Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Amicus Curiae, Tennessee Press Association.
Douglas R. Pierce , Nashville, Tennessee, for the Amici Curiae, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Tennessee Association of Broadcasters, Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, and The University of Virginia School of Law First Amendment Clinic.
Devin P. Lyon , Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Amici Curiae, Tennessee Municipal Attorneys Association and International Municipal Lawyers Association.
Daniel A. Horwitz , Nashville, Tennessee, for the Amicus Curiae, Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Advocates.
OPINION
Sharon G. Lee, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Cornelia A. Clark, Jeffrey S. Bivins, and Holly Kirby, JJ., joined. Holly Kirby, J., filed a separate concurring opinion. Gary R. Wade, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
The issue in this case is whether a coalition of media groups and a citizens organization, relying...
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