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    August 08, 2024

    Feature

    1. A memorable ceremony set the stage for an Army officer
    2. Michigan Law School alum is new ABA president
    3. The unsung heroes of legal world – the role of paralegals and law research assistants
    4. MDOC defendants granted evidentiary hearing in toxic mold case
    5. Daily Briefs

    Business

    1. Federal infrastructure funding is fueling a push to remove dams and restore river habitat More than $2B is going to federal agencies for maintaining, repairing and removing dams, culverts and other barriers
    2. AI helps lighten the load on the electric grid – without skimping on people’s energy use
    3. Day passes at hotels and resorts offer downtime, relaxation on the cheap

    Courts

    1. 4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death
    2. Detroit Man charged with murder in death of beloved neurosurgeon
    3. Americans are ‘getting whacked’ by too many laws and regulations, Justice Gorsuch says in a new book

    Column

    1. Grassroots efforts to increase voting are gaining momentum in these states, even as other states make voting harder
    2. Trump supporters wasted no time in claiming Kamala Harris is ineligible to be president, but they are wrong

    Nation

    1. After the end of Roe, a new beginning for maternity homes
    2. National Roundup
    3. US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds

    State

    1. Michigan will choose between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate
    2. Author, lawyer, and environmentalist Jim Olson’s newest release is ‘a masterful display of great storytelling’