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Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City, 473 U.S. 172 (1985), is a U.S. Supreme Court case that limited access to federal court for plaintiffs alleging uncompensated takings of private property under the Fifth Amendment. [1] In June 2019, this case was overruled in part by the Court's decision in Knick v.
Tennessee's Chancery Court was created in the first half of the 19th Century, and remains one of the few distinctly separate courts of equity in the United States. [4] While the Chancery Court and Tennessee's Circuit Court, the court of general civil and criminal jurisdiction, [3] may share a set of procedural rules in each county, there are ...
The Metropolitan Council is the 3rd largest in the United States, behind the Chicago City Council and the New York City Council. [1] The Historic Metro Courthouse, 1 Public Square, is where the Council meets. Under the Metropolitan Charter, members must be over the age of 25 and have lived within Davidson County for a year at the beginning of ...
The Knox County Board of Commissioners is the legislative body of Knox County and consists of 11 members: nine elected at the district level and two elected countywide to serve at-large. [30] Commissioners meet multiple times each month, with their primary business meetings being a monthly work session and a monthly voting meeting.
Members of the legislative body of counties in Tennessee, whether called a county court or county commission. Pages in category "County commissioners in Tennessee" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Courts of Tennessee. Courts of Tennessee include: State courts of Tennessee. Tennessee Supreme Court [1] Tennessee Court of Appeals (3 grand divisions) [2] Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals (3 grand divisions) [3] Tennessee Circuit Courts (32 judicial districts) [4] Tennessee Chancery and Probate Courts (32 judicial districts) [4]
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Crawford v. Nashville, 555 U.S. 271 (2009), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects an employee who opposes unlawful sexual harassment, but does not report the harassment themself.
The Government of Tennessee is organized under the provisions of the 1870 Constitution of Tennessee, first adopted in 1796. [1] As set forth by the state constitution, administrative influence in Tennessee is divided among three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. The seat of the government in Tennessee is located in ...