On-Line Talent Show scheduled by FBA
The Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, will present an On-Line Talent Show on Thursday, April 23, from 7-8:15 p.m.
Prizes will be awarded by a yet to be announced distinguished panel.
Spectators need to register by emailing fbamich@fbamich.org by Monday, April 20. All spectators/talent participants must register and enable video.
Detroit drops ticket against abortion protester during virus
DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit has agreed to drop a misdemeanor ticket against a man who was accused of violating Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-home order while protesting outside an abortion clinic.
Detroit and the governor agree that Andrew Belanger's conduct was not illegal, according to a settlement approved Tuesday by a federal judge.
Belanger was ticketed on March 31 while protesting outside Scotsdale Women’s Center in Detroit. His lawsuit stated that eight police cars and 15 officers were at the scene.
Belanger and anti-abortion allies filed a lawsuit, saying their First Amendment rights were violated.
On April 7, Whitmer issued guidance about her stay-home rules during the coronavirus outbreak. She said “expressive activities protected by the First Amendment” are allowed, although people must stay at least 6 feet away from others.
Florida judge:?Get out of bed, get dressed for Zoom hearings
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has one request for attorneys showing up for court hearings via Zoom: Get out of bed and put on some clothes!
Broward Circuit Judge Dennis Bailey made the plea in a letter published by the Weston Bar Association, news outlets reported.
“It is remarkable how many ATTORNEYS appear inappropriately on camera,” Bailey said in the letter. “One male lawyer appeared shirtless and one female attorney appeared still in bed, still under the covers.”
Bailey isn’t making any exceptions for lawyers lounging in the Florida sunshine, either.
“Putting on a beach cover-up won’t cover up you’re poolside in a bathing suit,” he wrote.
Since courthouses shut down on March 16 to help slow the coronavirus pandemic, Broward County’s judicial system has held about 1,200 Zoom meetings involving some 14,000 participants, WPLG-TV reported.
Bailey, for one, said he won’t hold a complicated trial over the video conferencing site, given the technology’s shortcomings.
“Often, lawyers are not looking at their screens but down at their files, their outlines and notes, or simply out the window, and cannot see the judge is hollering “Stop! Stop!” because an objection has been made and the audio stays with the witness rather than obeying the judge,” he said.
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