There are 10 article(s) tagged Judge Sheryl Lipman:

• October 2025

  • Man charged in drug trafficking scheme last year sentenced

    A local man charged in a drug trafficking scheme last year will serve nearly four years in federal prison.

    By Aarron Fleming October 22, 2025

• August 2025

  • Former police officers charged in Tyré Nichols’ death to get new federal trial

    Judge Sheryl Lipman also granted a motion from The Daily Memphian to unseal records in the case, which included the reason Mark Norris recused himself.

    By Aarron Fleming August 29, 2025

  • Tyré Nichols’ civil rights trial reset to November 2026

    The reset came amid a broader rescheduling of a case that is approaching two-and-a-half years old. 

    By Samuel Hardiman August 11, 2025

• June 2025

  • Federal judge removes himself in another high-profile case

    Judge Mark Norris’ removal of himself follows his recusal in the federal criminal case of the five former Memphis Police Department officers who were charged in relation to Tyré Nichols’ 2023 death.

    By Samuel Hardiman June 26, 2025

• November 2024

  • Varsity Brands allows employees owner stake

    If the company gains in value, employees could collect 80% of their salaries in the eventual payout, said Bill Seely, Varsity Spirit president. 

    By Jane Roberts November 23, 2024

• November 2021

  • Students must continue masking despite new laws, judge says

    Schools throughout Shelby County will likely continue masking despite sweeping COVID-19 laws that went into effect late Friday afternoon.

    By Abigail Warren November 12, 2021

• October 2021

  • Every case matters to someone, judge says

    Judge follows in footsteps, even sharing the same office, as first female U.S. District Court Judge Julia Gibbons.

    By Yolanda Jones October 18, 2021

• September 2021

  • Jury to begin deliberations in Katrina Robinson trial

    The jury in state Sen. Katrina Robinson’s trial, where she is accused of wire fraud ,will deliberate on Thursday. If convicted of the charges, Robinson faces up to 20 years in prison. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 29, 2021

  • Prosecutors’ numbers didn’t add up, judge says after dismissal of some Robinson counts

    U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman says calculation of money allegedly misspent by state Sen. Katrina Robinson from grant funds was flawed.

    By Yolanda Jones September 27, 2021

• August 2021

  • State Sen. Katrina Robinson back in court for final hearing before trial

    Sen. Katrina Robinson accused of embezzlement and fraud with her business, The Healthcare Institute, appeared in court Friday, a final time before her Sept. 13 trial begins. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 20, 2021