Archives
July 25, 2024
Feature
- Thrill of summer carnival rides holds inherent risks for riders; inspections, safety guidelines vary by state
- Cooley Law student is honored with WLAM King Scholarship
- MSU Law Dean’s Fellow to serve on Equal Justice Works National Advisory Committee
- Safe storage law takes aim at gun violence epidemic
State
- State Bar of Michigan announces the results of the 2024 election
- AG Dana Nessel issues consumer alert on alternative gas suppliers
- Gallagher recognized as a ‘Go To Lawyer’
- Civil rights litigation initiative helps achieve the nation’s strongest police department policy on facial recognition technology
Courts
- Law school’s Conviction Integrity Clinic assists in case resulting in new trial
- Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System (MAACS) accepting applications to join the roster; the deadline is September 13
Column
headlines Washtenaw County
- AG Nessel and Arizona attorney general launch podcast ‘Pantsuits and Lawsuits’
- Music/teaching enrich journey for Michigan Law student
- Differing opinions seem certain to pin us against the wall of hate and distrust
- Clock is ticking on environmental challenges we face
- 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’
