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Michigan jury finds mother of Oxford High School shooter guilty of 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter

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A Michigan jury unanimously found Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter who killed four fellow students in 2021, guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday. Crumbley will be sentenced at a later date but faces up to 15 years in prison under Michigan law.

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Litigation Technology Tips for Paralegals

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Technology is an integral part of any business, including law firms and legal departments. However, litigation technology can be tricky to understand. Using Litigation Technology Effectively Litigation technology can be tricky, but learning how to use it effectively is worth it and important for a litigation paralegal.

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US Supreme Court hears arguments on relief available under disability protection laws

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Plaintiff Miguel Perez is a 23-year-old deaf student whose school in Michigan provided him with an aide that did not know sign language and was not trained to work with deaf individuals. IDEA requires complainants to “exhaust” the administrative process before beginning litigation.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Launches Lawsuit to Reaffirm Women’s Abortion Rights

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Whitmer is suing to overturn a 1931 Michigan law that criminalizes abortion services. While the law has not been enforced in nearly 50 years, it could become active if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] 1] He is also an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S.

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Trump v. Cohen Is Another Lawsuit About The Plaintiff-In-Chief Weaponizing Civil Litigation

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Now that Trump is playing for such high stakes, between this first indictment and the ones to come where his liberty and freedom are in jeopardy, the joy of litigation may have finally lost some of its luster. Trump has learned that when it comes to litigation, it is better to be a plaintiff than to be a defendant. As James D.

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Court Rules Michigan Secretary of State Broke State Law On Absentee Ballot Guidelines Before 2020 Election

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The litigation over the 2020 election seem to be continuing with a ruling this week from Michigan Court of Claims Chief Judge Christopher Murray that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) broke state law in issuing new rules on absentee balloting before the 2020 election. Here is the opinion: Genetski v. Benson, No.