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Article III of the United States Constitution permits federal courts to hear such cases, so long as the United States Congress passes a statute to that effect. However, when Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789, which authorized the newly created federal courts to hear such cases, it initially chose not to allow the lower federal courts to possess federal question jurisdiction for fear ...
Title 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) is the portion of the United States Code (federal statutory law) that governs the federal judicial system. It is divided into six parts: Part I: Organization of Courts
Section 1 of the Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act bans "topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators" in the presence of minors. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] It would modify Tennessee Annotated Code § 7-51-1401 [ 27 ] by adding a delineated section for the definition of a performance of adult cabaret.
The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of Tennessee. The Supreme Court's three buildings are seated in Nashville, Knoxville, and Jackson, Tennessee. The Court is composed of five members: a chief justice, and four justices. As of September 1, 2023, the chief justice is Holly M. Kirby. [1]
This prison is operated and administered by CoreCivic (formerly Corrections Corporation of America) under contract to the Tennessee Department of Correction. [1] As of 2016, Tennessee houses state inmates in four CoreCivic prisons. [2] The state's Private Prison Contracting Act of 1986, however, authorizes a single private prison for state ...
The Tennessee Code Commission is 1 of the 30 or more commissions, boards, and committees that provide assistance to the state court system. The commission consists of five members of which three are ex officio : the Chief Justice of Tennessee , the attorney general and reporter , and the director of legal services for the legislature .
In Federal tax refund cases filed by taxpayers (as opposed to third parties) against the United States, various courts have indicated that Federal sovereign immunity is waived under subsection (a)(1) of 28 U.S.C. § 1346 in conjunction with Internal Revenue Code section 7422 (26 U.S.C. § 7422), or under section 7422 in conjunction with ...
Whiteville Correctional Facility is a privately operated prison for men located in Whiteville, Hardeman County, Tennessee. The facility opened in 2002 and has a capacity of 1536 medium-security inmates. [1] [2] As of 2016, Tennessee houses state inmates in four private prisons. [3]