Tennessee appeals court says school shooter’s writings can be made public
The appeals court ruled the shooter’s journals and memoir can be publicly accessed with redactions, challenging prior broad school safety exemptions under Tennessee law.
- A Tennessee appeals court ruled that the writings of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville Christian school in 2023 can be made public.
- The shooter left behind journals, a suicide note and a memoir, which a group of parents fought to keep private to avoid further trauma and prevent copycat attacks.
- A lower court had ruled the records were exempt under a school safety exception, but the appeals court said that interpretation was too broad.
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Court Rules That Covenant School Shooting Investigation Records Must Be Released To Public
Image Credit: MNPD Tennessee Conservative News Staff – The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that records related to the Covenant School shooting must be released to the public. In a unanimous decision on February 4, the Court overturned a previous trial court ruling that blocked files pertaining to the investigation for almost two years. Thus far, the Metro Nashville Police Department has denied every public records request since the March 2…
Tennessee appeals court says Covenant School shooter's writings can be made public
The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville can be made available to the public, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday.
Tennessee Appeals Court Rejects Argument That Covenant Shooter Manifesto Must Remain Concealed to Avoid Copycats
From Brewer v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville, decided yesterday by the Tennessee Court of Appeals (Judge Kristi Davis, joined by Judges John McClarty and Thomas Frierson): This case stems from the tragic shooting that occurred at The Covenant School … in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 27, 2023. After killing six victims within the School, including three children, [the shooter] was shot and killed by responding Metro police officers. This led to req…
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