(a) It is the duty of the attorney general and reporter to report any written opinion of the supreme court that may be pronounced by the court, or any judge thereof, in which any other points of law are decided than such as are settled in some previously reported decisions, and all the opinions the court may direct the attorney general and reporter to report. Additionally, the attorney general and reporter may report and distribute the opinions of the office of the attorney general and reporter, or such other significant legal matters as may be deemed appropriate.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-6-202

  • Attorney general: means the attorney general and reporter and any assistant thereto by whatever name known, any district attorney general and any assistant thereto by whatever name called, and any officer or full-time employee of the general assembly or any committee thereof established by statute, who is duly licensed to practice law in Tennessee, whose duty it is to provide facilities for drafting bills or to assist individual legislators in drafting bills or who renders legal advice and services to the members of the general assembly or committees thereof. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) All opinions handed down by the supreme court are required to be officially published in the official reports. This subsection (b) shall not affect appeals from any state boards or commissions, including the Tennessee public utility commission, appeals involving revenue matters and/or taxes, and appeals where the only grounds for a new trial were that there was no evidence to support the verdict and/or that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the weight and preponderance of the evidence.
(c) All opinions handed down by the court of appeals are required to be published in the official reports where certiorari is denied by the supreme court. This subsection (c) shall not affect appeals from any state boards or commissions, including the Tennessee public utility commission, appeals involving revenue matters and/or taxes, and appeals where the only grounds for a new trial were that there was no evidence to support the verdict and/or that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the weight and preponderance of the evidence.
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