“I stay in my lane,” said Tennessee farmer Terry Rainwaters — that is, unless someone veers into his children’s.
That’s how this second-generation farmer came to be the prevailing plaintiff — at trial and on appeal — in Terry Rainwaters et al. v. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency et al.
At issue was whether officers could install game cameras facing Rainwaters’ land and then bypass a locked gate to enter the property because they suspected violations of wildlife laws. Over several years, such entry was routine…