State ban on flavored vaping takes effect
PETOSKEY (AP) — Michigan's ban on flavored electronic cigarettes started Wednesday after a judge said she's not ready to decide whether to stop it.
Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens heard arguments Tuesday about an injunction sought by an Upper Peninsula store owner. The attorney general's office says the hearing will continue Oct. 8.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has accused the makers of using candy flavors and deceptive ads to hook children. Her critics say the emergency rules circumvented Michigan's typical regulatory process.
A separate but related lawsuit is pending in federal court in western Michigan. New York state has taken similar action to prohibit certain products.
Civil Discovery Guidebook available
A guidebook on the new civil discovery rules that take effect Jan. 1 is now available online at michbar.org/civildiscovery.
The Civil Discovery Guidebook was developed through a partnership with the State Bar of Michigan, the Detroit Chapter of the Association of Certified e-Discovery Specialists, and attorneys at Dickinson Wright and Warner, Norcross, & Judd.
It includes an analysis and practice tips to help ensure that practitioners have the resources they need to be ready for the new discovery rules that represent a significant change in pretrial civil litigation procedures.
A limited number of guidebooks in paper form will be available for a fee.
To inquire about obtaining a paper version of the guidebook, email civildiscovery@michbar.org.
Families push for new hearing in Indian adoption case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Families and states looking to change a 1978 law giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving American Indian children are pushing for a new hearing.
A three-judge panel at the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in August ruled that the 1978 law is constitutional.
On Tuesday, the plaintiffs asked for the issue to be heard in front of the full panel of appeals court judges.
The lawsuit involves non-Indian families in multiple states who adopted or sought to adopt Native American children.
Opponents of the law call it an unconstitutional race-based intrusion on states' powers to govern adoptions. But the 5th Circuit majority disagreed, saying the law's definition of an "Indian child" is a political classification.
Dietician’s nightmare: State Fair unveils menu
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Fair, where diets meet their demise, has released its belly-busting menu for 2019, and it includes some new concoctions.
About two dozen creations have made the list for the first time. One vendor is offering a red velvet funnel cake topped with cheese and enchilada sauces. Another will sell a jalapeno pepper stuffed with cheese and brisket, frying it up and serving it on a stick.
Fair goers can also enjoy a golden fried chicken breast nestled in a cinnamon bun, topped with pepper jack cheese and crispy bacon and drizzled with a zesty honey sauce.
This year's fair runs from Oct. 17 through Oct. 27.
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