Following 45 years as the 18th Judicial District Attorney General, Ray Whitley on Friday announced his retirement, effective Sept. 1, marking the end of a distinguished career committed to justice and ...

Five attorneys general oppose the SCORE Act, claiming it gives too much power to the NCAA and risks undermining athlete ...

SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee's longest-serving district attorney has announced his retirement. Ray Whitley, 18th ...

The owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won’t face charges after a ...

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, just two weeks ago at the center of a landmark Supreme Court decision allowing states to prohibit gender-affirming care to people who identify as ...

The Tennessee Attorney General's Office opened a new Civil Rights Enforcement Division July 1. Lawmakers dissolved the Tennessee Human Rights Commission last legislative session.

In Tennessee, the state supreme court appoints the Attorney General to an eight-year term. It is not an elected office. Skrmetti is less than halfway through his term, which expires in 2030.

Another 26 states have laws similar to the one in Tennessee. Tennessee’s Attorney General, Jonathan Skrmetti, celebrated the court’s ruling on social media.