6th Circuit Blocks ICE Mandatory Detention, Deepening Circuit SplitMay 15, 2026Legal NewsA divided 6th Circuit panel ruled ICE mandatory detention without bond hearings violates federal law and the Constitution, deepening a five-circuit split.
Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Callais Mandate, Triggering Southern Redistricting WaveMay 14, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court fast-tracked finality of its Callais VRA ruling, suspending Louisiana's primary and triggering redistricting moves in Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.
DOJ Charges 25-Plus Tren de Aragua Members in Nationwide OperationMay 14, 2026Law and PolicyDOJ charged 25-plus Tren de Aragua members across six federal districts, seizing 80 firearms and 18 kilograms of narcotics in the gang's largest single federal action.
Tennessee Jury Convicts Father in DUI Deaths of Two ChildrenMay 13, 2026VerdictsA Tennessee jury convicted Lukas Lee Mansfield on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide after a drunk-driving crash near Springfield killed his two children in January 2025.
Robertson County Jury Convicts Mansfield on Two Counts of Vehicular HomicideMay 12, 2026VerdictsA Robertson County, Tennessee jury convicted Lukas Lee Mansfield on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in the drunk-driving deaths of his two young children in 2025.
Memphis Jury Convicts Vice Lords Member in Racketeering MurderMay 10, 2026VerdictsA Memphis federal jury convicted Vincent Grant, a high-ranking Unknown Vice Lords member, of racketeering murder in under an hour of deliberation in the WDTN.
ACLU Sues Tennessee Over Denied Forensic Testing for Death Row InmateMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyThe ACLU filed suit April 28, 2026, to compel DNA and fingerprint testing for Tennessee death row prisoner Tony Carruthers, set for execution May 21.