JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2021

One of the men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty, according to a plea agreement Wednesday. Garbin, along with Daniel Harris, Kaleb Franks and Brandon Caserta, were members of the Michigan-based “militia” group Wolverine Watchmen.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The US Supreme Court on Monday lifted an order that would have required Michigan prosecutors to retry a 2007 murder case by May 2021 or release the defendant after state officials cited COVID-19-prompted trial delays. Michigan state prosecutors filed for a stay in December, pending the outcome of a petition for a writ of certiorari.

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MARCH 30, 2021

Heller has been recognized in Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Hall of Fame Class of 2021. This award recognizes Michigan legal leaders who are over the age of 60, or who have practiced law for 30 years or more, for their successful careers and. Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller, P.C., is pleased to announce that Harvey R.

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Law 360

MARCH 6, 2023

Long-standing abortion regulations in Michigan, including a 24-hour waiting period and restricted insurance coverage, may be ripe for legal challenges after voters approved a state constitutional amendment establishing an individual right to reproductive freedom.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The unusual step of charging the parents in relation to the recent Michigan school shooting could ultimately embolden prosecutors to criminalize parents when their kids commit a crime and set a kind of precedent that will hit minority parents the hardest, reports Bloomberg Law News.

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JULY 5, 2022

will conduct a legal review after photographs of shooting range targets with images of Black men on them were taken at the department’s practice area, The Guardian reports. The legal review will analyze that demographic ratio and how the police officers use the targets. A police department in Farmington Hills, Mich.,

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

“The legal awards and honors that our attorneys receive are always nice, but they are more meaningful for what these awards and honors represent,” said Steven Gursten, Michigan Auto Law president.

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

In his ruling, the federal judge suggested that the Michigan State Police officers had sued simply because they didn't like the agency's diversity policies, rather than having the right legal basis for a case.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

US voters in California, Michigan, Kentucky and Vermont Tuesday voted in favor of abortion rights in four state ballot measures. Abortion is legal in California, and Governor Gavin Newsom, who won reelection on Tuesday, has passed several laws to further protect abortion access in the state. Wade with Dobbs v.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In recent years, McCormack has become a leading champion of initiatives to enhance access to justice, both within Michigan and nationally. She also secured funding for and chaired the Michigan Judicial Council, which has issued a comprehensive strategic plan for the state judiciary.

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The Crime Report

JULY 8, 2022

North Country Community Mental Health, which provides services to residents of six Michigan counties, has released the Charlevoix County First Responder’s Guide for Behavioral Interventions, a local interagency agreement to prevent the unnecessary incarceration of people with mental illness, reports the Petosky News-Review.

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HowAppealing

MAY 4, 2022

“Overturning Roe Opens Door for Long-Dormant State Abortion Bans; Michigan’s law was passed in 1846, Virginia’s in 1848; States could face years of legal fights if Roe is overruled”: David Welch and Francesca Maglione of Bloomberg News have this report.

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ABA Journal

MAY 31, 2023

Judge Bridget Mary McCormack, a retired Michigan Supreme Court chief justice, is slated to serve as the next council chair of the ABA’s Section of…

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A school in an affluent Michigan suburb is hit with a racial discrimination lawsuit.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In November 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer revoked the easement agreement between Enbridge, a Canada-based company, and the state that allowed Enbridge to run its pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. The case has since been moved to the Western District Court of Michigan, a federal court.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Six years ago, I wrote a column questioning charges in the Flint Michigan lead tainted water case as having more of a political than legal basis. Now, the state of Michigan will have to pay $300,000 to settle wrongful discharge claims by Liane Shekter Smith, the only employee who was fired as a result of the controversy.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Legal Technology Resource Center ’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. Copyright Office, and as an Adjunct Professor of Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing at Georgetown Law. How did you become involved in legal tech?

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LegalTalkNetwork

JANUARY 18, 2018

Lansing, MI – On January 16, the State Bar of Michigan in conjunction with Legal Talk Network released their new podcast, On Balance. Janet Welch, executive director of the State Bar of Michigan, said of the podcast, “I thought this was a terrific new way to deliver really meaningful content to our members.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected Thursday a challenge to the mandatory membership requirements imposed by the State Bar of Michigan. Lucille Taylor, a lawyer from Michigan, challenged the state bar membership mandate on the grounds that it violates her freedom of association.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

NRE is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science and Society at the University of California, Irvine, University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law and was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For all the money being poured into legal technology development these days, woefully little gets spent on technology designed to enhance access to justice for low-income Americans. Here is the complete list of 2021 TIG grants: Alaska . California.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 25, 2023

As we move into a new decade, the legal industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the rise of technology specifically designed for this field. With an array of tools, applications, and software available, this innovative technology is enhancing and streamlining legal operations in ways that were once impossible.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Voters across Nevada, Connecticut, Michigan, Arizona, Nebraska and Ohio Tuesday voted on whether to expand or restrict voter access to election procedures. In Michigan, voters chose to expand voter access to fund ballot drop boxes and early, in-person voting. As it stands right now, Connecticut does not permit early, in-person voting.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Trellis , a company that provides legal analytics and research for state trial court records, has expanded its coverage into another five states, bringing its total coverage to 21 states. Trellis has now added coverage for courts in Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Michigan Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and Foley & Lardner LLP recently presented a virtual webinar, "Looking Forward: Advance Preparation in a Dynamic Legal & Business Landscape."

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 18, 2022

Jennifer Granholm (D-Mich) in 2007 after a long legal career as private counsel. She was randomly selected for the challenge brought by Planned Parenthood of Michigan to preemptively block enforcement of the state’s ban on abortions that was passed in 1931. He then asked the prosecutors “and are we ready to present our case?”

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Well, now you do know it, and you know it thanks to UCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz, who for over a decade has produced innovative, meticulous scholarship that harvests, then dissects, the details of policing’s legal landscape. Do we have legal mechanisms that can make it too expensive to continue to inflict these harms?

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Diane Drain

JANUARY 22, 2023

September 1, 2023: TILA Disclosures re Index Rates; California Garnishment ; Minnesota Debt Collection December 1, 2023: Bankruptcy December 31, 2023: Utah Data Privacy Musings by Diane Consumer legal protections are rare.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Here's how to do it legally and ethically. So a woodchuck ate your garden and left you with nothing? When you're a hunter, you can eat your garden and the woodchuck, too!

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 1, 2024

The most recent example is the interview of University of Michigan Law Professor and MSNBC legal analyst Barbara McQuade by Rachel Maddow. These voices have been amplified on media platforms like MSNBC which has championed efforts to censor people and groups on social media and other forums.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

While we once might have thought these issues were temporary, many legal professionals continue to operate virtually, and even when we are fully free of the pandemic, many of us are likely to continue to practice virtually, at least part of the time. Legal Ethics During the COVID-19 Pandemic , Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers.

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LawSites

MARCH 14, 2024

Possibly the best deal in legal tech conferences is LIT Con , the annual legal tech conference produced by Suffolk Law School’s Legal Innovation and Technology Lab and its Legal Innovation and Technology Institute. Even at full price, it is just $50. But you can sign up by tomorrow for just half that.

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JURIST

MAY 3, 2023

In a joint statement issued Wednesday, 51 human rights organizations called for the immediate release of Salah Soltan, an Egyptian-American legal scholar and the father of a prominent US human rights defender.

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Above The Law

JULY 19, 2021

These people will never go away!

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JUNE 9, 2023

Chamber of Commerce and other chambers in Ohio and Michigan are the latest groups to bring an anticipated legal fight over landmark legislation letting Medicare negotiate drugs prices, alleging in a lawsuit Friday in Ohio federal court that the law fosters "mandated price control" and not "negotiation."

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 30, 2021

* Michigan and other states saw a lot more fraudulent claims where people asked the government for financial assistance. Playing both sides partnered well for her legal career. Probably wouldn't be a thing if there was UBI, but hey. [ Maybe you should do the same? California wants businesses to open their black boxes. Marketplace ].

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LegalTalkNetwork

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Practice tips and insights from the day’s headlines are nestled in the latest podcast episodes on Legal Talk Network. Practice tips: How negotiation steers healthy relationships & how to save $$ on legal research. Listen for their top three legal research options. How steering a kayak is like negotiation.

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