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Following Unanimous Ruling by the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Horwitz Law, PLLC Client Kenneth Mynatt Wins Malicious Prosecution Appeal

In an opinion issued September 28, 2021, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ordered that Horwitz Law, PLLC appellate client Kenneth Mynatt's malicious prosecution and civil conspiracy claims be reinstated.  The Court's unanimous ruling, authored by Judge Thomas R. Frierson, explains that the retirement

By |2022-08-21T20:09:45-05:00October 2nd, 2021|Appeals, Daniel Horwitz, Litigation|

Davidson County Chancery Court Orders Tennessee’s Board of Parole to Stop Violating the Reentry Success Act of 2021

Earlier this year, Tennessee enacted the Reentry Success Act of 2021 into law.  The Reentry Success Act overhauls Tennessee’s parole laws, and it was designed to reform several components of the parole hearing process, parole determinations, and parole eligibility. As soon as the Reentry

By |2021-09-24T22:42:32-05:00September 24th, 2021|Criminal Law, Daniel Horwitz|

Horwitz Law, PLLC Files Suit to Vindicate Nashville Woman’s First Amendment Right to Display Vanity Plate

When Nashville woman Leah Gilliam purchased a vanity plate to celebrate her interests in astronomy and gaming, it did not occur to her that her constitutionally protected speech could land her in jail.  Due to the Tennessee Department of Revenue's determination—more than a decade

By |2023-10-31T22:53:27-05:00June 29th, 2021|Constitutional Law, Daniel Horwitz, First Amendment|

Horwitz Law Wins Appeal of First-Ever Anti-SLAPP Judgment Under the Tennessee Public Participation Act

In a precedent-setting, unanimous ruling, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has affirmed the first trial court judgment ever issued under the Tennessee Public Participation Act, Tennessee's recently enacted anti-SLAPP statute.  The ruling establishes several critical precedents for free speech law in Tennessee, and it

Horwitz Law, PLLC Clients the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Tennesseans for Sensible Election Laws Prevail in Davidson County Election Litigation

In a thorough, 42-page opinion, Davidson County Chancellor Russell Perkins has ruled that the Davidson County Election Commission acted unlawfully when it set an election on a legally defective referendum opinion.  "4GG's Petition . . . did not prescribe a date as required by Section 19.01;

By |2022-06-25T19:40:12-05:00June 22nd, 2021|Daniel Horwitz, Election Law|

Horwitz Law, PLLC Files Amici Curiae Brief in Metropolitan Government v. Davidson County Election Commission on Behalf of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Tennesseans for Sensible Election Laws

On June 4, 2021, Horwitz Law, PLLC filed an amici curiae brief on behalf of clients the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Tennesseans for Sensible Election Laws in Metropolitan Government, et al. v. Davidson County Election Commission, et al., Davidson County Chancery Court

By |2021-06-09T11:13:04-05:00June 7th, 2021|Daniel Horwitz, Election Law, In the News|

Horwitz Secures First-Ever Exoneration of Nashville Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder; Joseph Webster Released, Has Conviction Vacated After 14 Years In Prison

Following a four-year effort to exonerate Joseph Webster for his wrongful conviction of a 1998 murder, the Davidson County District Attorney's Office has announced that it "no longer has confidence in the conviction of Mr. Webster" and recommends that "Mr. Webster's conviction be vacated

By |2021-02-23T15:56:02-06:00October 28th, 2020|Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Daniel Horwitz|

Horwitz Secures $1 Million Judgment for Nashville Woman Terrorized by Ex-NYPD Officer’s Home Invasion

Federal District Court Judge Eli Richardson has formally approved a $1 million civil judgment in favor of Conese Halliburton against ex-NYPD Officer Michael Reynolds, who was convicted in 2019 of multiple crimes related to a racial slur-laden Nashville home invasion.  After being sentenced to jail

By |2021-04-19T19:39:16-05:00October 26th, 2020|Daniel Horwitz, Tennessee Crime Victim Injury|

Davidson County Chancery Court Judge Rules in Favor of School Board Members, Invalidates Censorship Clause in Ex-MNPS Director Shawn Joseph’s Severance Agreement

In an order issued earlier this afternoon, Davidson County Chancery Court Judge Ellen Hobbs Lyle ruled in favor of Plaintiffs Amy Frogge, Fran Bush, and Jill Speering, who earlier this year sued Metro and ex-MNPS Director Shawn Joseph over the legality of the School Board censorship

By |2021-02-17T16:06:42-06:00September 15th, 2020|Constitutional Law, Daniel Horwitz, First Amendment|
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