State Bar section plans mid-winter meeting
The State Bar of Michigan’s Labor & Employment Law Section will conduct its Mid-Winter Meeting Friday, Jan. 25, from at the Detroit Athletic Club in Detroit.
In conjunction with the meeting, the Distinguished Service Award will be conferred upon an individual who has met qualifications for a period of 20 years or more.
Cost for the program is $115 for section members, $125 for non-members.
Visit connect.michbar.org/laborlaw to register.
Story hour hosted by drag performers sees some opposition
HUNTINGTON WOODS (AP) — A story hour hosted by drag performers at a Detroit-area public library is facing some opposition about a year after it made its debut.
Similar programs have taken place around the U.S. for years and sometimes faced criticism. The Detroit Free Press reports some people have voiced opposition to the Huntington Woods Library’s “Drag Queen Story Time” event, which started in 2017.
Allison Iversen is a Huntington Woods commissioner and says “it seems like the wrong way to teach this kind of acceptance.” She says she worries it could be “planting a seed” about gender fluidity.
Jon Pickell is a library clerk. He disputes the criticism, saying: “You’re not going to end up as transsexual because you saw a drag queen story hour.”
The next event is set for Jan. 26.
Man sentenced to life in prison in 2000 slaying gets shorter term
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — A man who was sentenced to life in prison without parole as a teenager after being convicted of murder and kidnapping has been resentenced to 35-60 years in prison.
WZZM-TV reports Kent County Circuit Court Judge Mark Trusock recently gave 36-year-old Chad Maleski the new term for what the judge described as a “senseless, brutal” crime. Trusock noted, however, that Maleski cooperated with police, including leading officers to the body of 66-year-old Willie Jones.
Maleski apologized to members of Jones’ victim’s family.
Trusock earlier ruled Maleski was eligible to be resentenced under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that deemed mandatory life sentences for juvenile offenders to be unconstitutional.
Maleski was 17 when he was convicted.
Maine shuts down pot Facebook page after critics poke fun
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine has shut down a Facebook page detailing the potential dangers of marijuana use in response to a satirical page launched by pro-pot critics.
A spokeswoman for the State Center for Disease Control said Maine took the page down out of concerns about consumer confusion and misinformation. She said Maine asked Facebook to review the satire page for compliance with standards.
Maine launched the online awareness campaign earlier this fall, with a budget over $300,000.
Critics called Maine's page “prohibition propaganda” at a time when marijuana is legal for medical and recreational uses in the state.
Marijuana advocate Paul McCarrier, who said he wasn't involved in the satire site, says Maine's response demonstrates the ineffectiveness of the original campaign.
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