State Bar dedicates memorial garden for the late Will Kramer
The State Bar of Michigan staff dedicated a garden Wednesday in front of its Lansing headquarters in memory of the late William “Will” Kramer III, who served as the State Bar’s Director of Information Technology Services from 2000 until his death in June of 2013.
Kramer’s wife, Suzanna (Suzie), two children, William (Kiv) and Alexandra (Allie) and his father, William Jr., attended the ceremony. Kramer’s children and father added plants to the garden. His father brought lilies of the valley that Will had transplanted from his home to his father’s. His father said it was fitting that he now transplant those lilies of the valley again to a place shared by his work family.
Will’s impact on the State Bar was enormous. Even before his illness, he served as role model for integrity, diligence, dignity and kindness. As he has struggled through the challenges of his illness, he became an extraordinary example of how to live.
Task force shares report on preventing child sexual abuse
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A task force organized under the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has made recommendations to protect children from sexual abuse.
A report was sent Thursday to Gov. Rick Snyder.
Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon says he looks forward to working with Snyder to review the recommendations and take action.
The report was written by the Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children. The group was created through Erin’s Law, legislation Snyder signed in 2013 named after child abuse survivor Erin Merryn.
Members of the task force included representatives from the Health and Human Services department, the attorney general’s office, law enforcement, prosecutors’ offices, schools, courts, children’s advocacy groups and other public and private organizations.
Court hears appeal about FBI gang report on Juggalos
DETROIT (AP) —€” Insane Clown Posse’s latest gig? A federal court.
It’s not a performance by the Detroit rap-metal duo, but arguments by lawyers who say Insane Clown Posse’s fans have been unfairly targeted by police. A 2011 FBI report described the fans, known as Juggalos, as a ‘loosely organized hybrid gang.”
An appeals court in Cincinnati heard arguments Thursday, after a Detroit federal judge said the U.S. Justice Department isn’t responsible for how authorities use a national report on gangs.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan says the free speech and due process rights of Insane Clown Posse and its fans are being violated.
The members of Insane Clown Posse are Joseph Bruce, known as Violent J, and Joseph Utsler, known as Shaggy 2 Dope.
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