Qualified immunity, police reform focus of WMU-Cooley event
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School’s annual Law Review Symposium will focus on qualified immunity and how it balances the need to hold public officials accountable while providing protections from liability when officials perform their duties reasonably.
Additionally, the symposium will review the recent call for police reforms following the 2020 death of George Floyd.
WMU-Cooley criminal law Prof. Anthony Flores will moderate the online symposium on Thursday, March 18, at 5 p.m. via Webex.
The featured presenter will be civil rights attorney and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit, who also leads the city of Detroit’s criminal justice reform work.
To take part in the event, visit https://cooley.webex.com/cooley/j.php?MD=m390ea937144975327d41333636e88267.
Mediators, arbitrators invited to virtual lunch
The State Bar of Michigan American Indian Law Section and the ADR Section’s Diversity and Inclusion Action Team are co-sponsoring a virtual Diversity Lunch for mediators, arbitrators, other ADR practitioners, and members of the American Indian Law Section on Thursday, March 25, from noon to 1 p.m.
There will be roundtable discussions of issues that face mediators, arbitrators, and other neutrals.
To register for the lunch, visit https://connect.michbar.org/adr/home and click on “events.” After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For additional information, contact Amy Wesaw at Amy.wesaw@nhbp-nsn.gov or 269.635.3531 or Shawntane Williams at sw@williamspllc.com or 248.436.2667.
Detroit suburb agrees to $1.25M deal in death of Black man
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit suburb has agreed to a $1.25 million settlement in a lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man who was chased on foot and killed in 2015 after being accused of stealing an energy drink, an attorney said this week.
The deal between Dearborn and Kevin Matthews' family came weeks after the Dearborn officer, Chris Hampton, 33, killed himself.
Hampton insisted in a deposition that he was on the ground and Matthews was over him, trying to get his gun at the end of an intense foot chase.
Matthews, 35, had a history of mental illness and was recovering from a broken arm. There were no witnesses to the shooting or video of the final moments.
Crime scene and ballistics experts hired by Matthews’ family said the officer’s explanation didn't add up. They believe Hampton was shooting down; two bullets were found under Matthews’ body and one was next to it.
“This was an egregious killing,” attorney Milt Greenman told The Associated Press.
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