Judge Allows Nashville Parents to Intervene in Release of Shooter's Writings

Parents of about 100 families will be allowed to argue against the release of journals and writings left behind by the assailant who killed six people at a Christian school in Nashville in March. The decision does not resolve the question of whether and how to publish the writings of a mass shooter, but the judge's order allows those most directly affected by the shooting an opportunity to make their case in court as victims and survivors. The judge also allowed the Covenant School and the Covenant Presbyterian Church to intervene, finding that both institutions had “a sufficient personal stake” to warrant the opportunity to argue over the release of the writings.