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April 21, 2022
Feature
- Hugh Theut appointed incoming editor-in-chief of Michigan State Law Review
- Farewell Celebration
- Documentary on Detroit bankruptcy will be in the spotlight at Freep Film Festival on April 27th; principal screenwriter is an EMU grad
- First Place Champs
- Archer is on target for construction law career
State
- MAJ to hold banquet on May 7 at Ford Field
- Annual Barristers' Ball to return April 30
- Expungement Fair
Business
- Attorneys will explore 'Unexpected Pitfalls in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives' at April 28 seminar
- Training discusses 'Reluctant and Recanting DV Victims'
Courts
- Dispute Resolution Center to host April 29 screening of "Warrior Lawyers: Defenders of Sacred Justice" and panel discussion, via Zoom
- New study shines light on extreme sentences for unjust felony murder convictions
Column
headlines Ingham County
- Ingham County Bar Association honors ‘Top 5 Under 35’
- Ingham County Bar Association to hold Ethics Refresher on April 9 via Zoom
- Music/teaching enrich journey for Michigan Law student
- Differing opinions seem certain to pin us against the wall of hate and distrust
- Preliminary hearing: Setting the stage for arbitration
headlines National
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- Judge accused of using ‘game or jail’ tactic, asserting abuse victims get ‘Super Bowl’ neurochemicals
- Prosecutor gets suspension for invading jury’s ‘inner sanctum’
- Lateral hiring bounced back in 2024, especially for associates in BigLaw, new NALP report says
- Refugee ban can’t be enforced against those who received conditional approval, 9th Circuit says
- ABA, more than 50 bar associations condemn ‘government actions that seek to twist the scales of justice’
