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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys fighting over the release of documents involving a 2023 Nashville elementary school shooting pleaded with a judge Monday to finally issue a ruling settling the matter, their request taking
on a more desperate tone amid the recent publication of leaked records
about the shooter.

It was the latest hearing in a lengthy legal battle over whether the investigative file and other records from the Covenant School massacre —
where six people, including three children, were killed — should be
released under Tennessee’s public records law. A group of Covenant School parents have joined the lawsuit, arguing none of the documents should ever
be released because they could inspire copycats and retraumatize their children.

Yet even as officials have kept the documents hidden from public view, two prominent rounds of evidence about the shooter’s writings have been leaked
to media outlets.

Most recently, The Tennessee Star published dozens of stories based on allegedly 80 pages of the Covenant shooter’s writings provided by an
unnamed source. The publication is among the plaintiffs suing for access
to the records.

In response, Nashville Chancellor I’Ashea Myles ordered Editor-in-Chief
Michael Leahy and Star News Digital Media, which owns The Tennessee Star,
to appear in court and explain why publishing details of the leaked
documents did not violate court protection of records that could subject
them to contempt proceedings and sanctions. The judge later denied a
request by Leahy to cancel the hearing but said no witnesses would
testify.

“I don’t watch the news, I don’t do my own investigation, it’s best that I
have the attorneys come in and really let me know what is going on,” Myles
told a packed courtroom Monday. “Depending on what I learn today from the parties, I will issue a separate ruling on what the next steps will be.”

Myles added that she had been prepared to release a 60-plus page ruling
last week, but held off because of concerns over the leaked documents.

None of the attorneys who spoke Monday raised concerns that the leaked documents dramatically impacted the ongoing court case. Nearly all agreed
80 pages constituted just a tiny portion of the documents.

“Our position is this potential contempt proceeding has nothing to do with
the release of the records, therefore I urge the court to quickly rule on
the underlining case,” said attorney Doug Pierce, representing those
wanting the documents released.

Leahy’s attorney, Daniel Horwitz, and Myles had a tense but brief exchange
as Horwitz attempted to clarify what specific information the judge was seeking. Myles refused to let Horwitz speak to concerns over possible
contempt sanctions, saying that those proceedings were not taking place on Monday.

“I’m encouraged we have veered off a very dangerous road of threatening reporters for lawful reporting,” Horwitz told reporters after the hearing.

Police are continuing to look in who leaked the Covenant documents, a lieutenant has drawn a connection to a former colleague without directly accusing him.

Nashville Police Lt. Alfredo Arevalo said in a recent court declaration
that a former lieutenant, Garet Davidson, was given a copy of the criminal investigative file that was stored in a safe in his office and only
Davidson had the key and safe combination, Arevalo said. Davidson has
since left the force.

In his declaration, Arevalo noted Davidson has spoken about details from
the Covenant investigative file on Leahy’s radio show and another program.

Arevalo wrote that he is “appalled” by the leak and “saddened by the
impact that this leak must have on the victims and families of the
Covenant school shooting.”

The Associated Press left messages for phone numbers believed to be
associated with Davidson.

The shooter who killed three 9-year-old children and three adults at
Covenant, a private Christian school, left behind at least 20 journals, a suicide note and an unpublished memoir, according to court filings.

The city of Nashville has argued it doesn’t have to release the documents during an active police investigation. The plaintiffs have countered there
is no meaningful criminal investigation underway since the shooter, Audrey Hale, was killed by police.

A few pages of one journal were leaked to a conservative commentator who
posted them online in November. Police say the shooter may have been a transgender man, which has been a point of focus for conservative media personalities.

The judge in the public records case previously showed concern about
possible leaks. In February filings, Myles ordered the parties not to
directly quote or reproduce any leaked documents during case proceedings, threatening sanctions such as contempt of court for any “efforts to usurp” court orders by the parties, attorneys or involved third parties.

In the public records lawsuit, the plaintiffs include news outlets, a gun rights group, a law enforcement nonprofit and state Sen. Todd Gardenhire.
Star News Digital Media also is suing the FBI in federal court for the documents’ release.


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