NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Federal attorneys representing the next death row inmate scheduled to be executed in Tennessee are suing the state for allegedly not allowing them access to execution records.

Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee (FDSET) is representing Harold Wayne Nichols, who is set to be executed on December 11.

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FDSET filed suit against the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) in Knox County Chancery Court on Tuesday, October 28. The lawsuit claims the TDOC is violating the Tennessee Public Records Act by not allowing the attorneys to have access to the state’s execution recor

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