Covenant Killer Files to remain hidden from the public.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A chancery court judge ordered on Thursday that the documents and writings belonging to the Covenant school shooter will not go public.

This lawsuit emerged as Metro didn't immediately release the shooter's documents in April 2023.
…Chancellor I'Ashea L. Myles wrote in her 60-page order that the Tennessee courts have determined that public access to every record at any time doesn't uphold the justice system.

"Therefore, the right to unencumbered access to public 56 records was tempered by certain exceptions, which serve to keep certain information from disclosure as the risk of harm from disclosure is outweighed by the public’s right to know," Myles wrote. "Further, where the United States Congress has spoken, as the supreme law of the land, even the laws enacted in Tennessee must yield to their supremacy."

Chancery judge rules not to publish writings of Covenant school shooter

From what I am reading in the judge’s decision (document in the article and copy found at the bottom of this post), the Tennessee Public Records Act has been neutered through the years and pretty much any excuse can be used to keep embarrassing files confidential. “Pending criminal investigation” is the magical wand waved by Metro Nashville PD and apparently accepted by the court due to previous rulings. Now, is there a true criminal investigation as in has the police has determined an articulable cause to indict/arrest other for the Covenant murders?