WLAM presents documentary screening
As part of its centennial celebration, the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan will host a screening of the documentary “Celebrating the Past — Inspiring the Future” on Thursday, Nov. 15, at MASCO Corp. World Headquarters in Livonia.
The screening, from 6-10 p.m., will be followed by a panel discussion tackling current barriers faced by female attorneys and how male and female attorneys can create inclusive work environments.
Panelists include Reggie Turner, Clark Hill; Angela Bodley Carter, Owens Corning; Jennifer Grieco, president of the State Bar; Maurice Jenkins, Jackson Lewis; and Sarah Zearfoss, senior assistant dean at University of Michigan Law School.
The evening will conclude with a networking reception.
There is no cost to attend but registration is required. Registration information can be found at www.womenlawyers.org.
Charges dismissed against man convicted in 2001 double killing
DETROIT (AP) — Charges have been dismissed against a man convicted in a 2001 Detroit double homicide who had been awaiting a new trial.
Mubarez Ahmed, 48, was convicted in 2002 and served 16 years of a 40-to-60-year sentence. He was released from custody in September .
The Detroit News reports Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny said last Friday there’s reasonable doubt in the case. Ahmed said it’s “just a great feeling.”
Ahmed appealed in 2003, but was denied. The county’s court integrity unit later agreed with the Michigan Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School that the conviction was tainted.
They say alternate suspects in the deaths of Lavelle Griffin and LaTanya White, who were shot in a car, weren’t considered by police. The Innocence Clinic later identified another suspect.
Colorado’s top court creates guidelines for frozen embryos
DENVER (AP) — A recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court creates new guidelines on what divorced spouses should do with their frozen embryos if the former couples are unable to come to an agreement.
The Denver Post reports the ruling issued Monday says courts must attempt to balance the interests of both parents when deciding the fate of such embryos.
Judges must consider how both people would use the embryos, whether a person can have children without the embryos and any financial or emotional hardships the person who does not want to be a parent would endure. Courts cannot consider if the person who wants to bring the embryos to term can afford to raise a child or how many children that parent already has.
‘Witches’ paddle down the river, minus the brooms
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of "witches" traded in broomsticks for paddles in Oregon during the last weekend before Halloween.
The costumed coven paddled six miles on boards Saturday along the Willamette River, which divides the city of Portland.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the paddleboard event started two years ago with a handful of participants but now attracts hundreds.
Participants donated packages of socks, underwear and T-shirts to a local nonprofit group before they started paddling.
Spectators who were caught off guard by the witches watched from the shoreline.
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