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Former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary Wade is a die-hard Vol through and through. Now the Dean of Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law, he also maintains a column for Cityview in which he offers his musings on the law, history, and life in general. You might be seeing more of Gary around town or on the lake when he retires at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.

Jurisprudence

Smoky Mountains National Park

Gary Wade
American author Wallace Stegner called national parks “America’s “best idea…absolutely democratic.”  Ensconced in first place as the most visited among all national parks is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  None other of our “crown…
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Jurisprudence

Go and Do Likewise

Gary Wade
In the Old Testament, the Book of Leviticus teaches not to “seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people,” but to “love your neighbor as yourself.” This verse prompted an exchange between a lawyer and Jesus that appears in…
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Jurisprudence

The Secret Life of Moe Berg

Gary Wade
In 1903, the American and National Leagues united to form Major League Baseball (“MLB”). By agreement among the team owners, player contracts included a “reserve clause,” binding players to the same team throughout their careers—unless they…
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Jurisprudence

A Country Doctor

Gary Wade
In the New Testament, John 5:1-9 relates a story of a man who had been an invalid of 38 years and had hoped to get his turn at the Bethesda healing pool. The people believed that an Angel of the Lord periodically caused the water to stir…
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