This comes after The Tennessee Star published contentsThe attorney for The Star argues Chancery Court Chancellor l’Ashea Myles' court order for this hearing
, contravenes contempt law, deprives the publication of due process and has other constitutional issues.The Tennessee Star had asked the court to set aside this hearing, however, the chancellor denied that request and explained in court filings she would like to discuss the leak and determine if there is a violation of the court's orders.The Tennessee Star is a plaintiff in the lawsuit after suing for the release of these documents.
“I was shocked. I thought here you have a judge that looks like she is threatening to put a news media organization or editor in jail on an idea that he somehow violated her court orders when he published material that he got legally,” says Deborah Fisher, the Executive Director of the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government.last week, claiming he handed a hard drive with the Covenant investigative file to the Office of Professional Accountability Lieutenant Garet Davidson to store in a safe.
The lieutenant claims Davidson, who does not work for the department anymore, was the only person at the time who had the key and combination to a locked safe. Davidson has been at the center of attention after filing a complaint with Metro Police alleging misconduct at the department.