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Law school to livestream 109th annual Red Mass

The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law invites the legal community to celebrate the 109th Annual Red Mass on Tuesday, Sept. 21, beginning at noon.

This year’s event will be live streamed to audiences. In person church attendance will be limited to only those participating in the service itself.

The Red Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Patrick Kelly, S.J., associate professor of religious dtudies at University of Detroit Mercy. Wayne County Probate Court Judge Terrance Keih will lead the Renewal of the Lawyers’ Oath of Commitment.

Detroit Mercy Law’s annual Red Mass dates back to 1877, when Detroit College, as the University was then known, began its first year with a Mass at Ss. Peter and Paul Jesuit Church.

The School of Law continued the tradition when it opened in 1912, again hosting the Red Mass on behalf of the Archdiocese of Detroit at Ss. Peter and Paul through the present.

To register, visit law.udmercy.edu and scroll down to “Upcoming Events.”

For additional information, contact Sunny at kerschsc@udmercy.edu or April at ellisoal@udmercy.edu.


Deadline extended by SCAO for comment on two reports

The Michigan State Court Administrative Office has extended the deadline for attorney comment on two draft reports: “Lessons Learned from the Pandemic,” and “Task Force on Open Courts, Media, and Privacy.” The new deadline for comment is Friday, Sept. 3.

The legal community has an opportunity to help shape decisions that could affect the judiciary for a generation or more.?The feedback will help finalize these reports that will be considered by the Michigan Supreme Court.

For additional information, visit httpcourts.michigan.gov/News-Events/covid19-resources/Pages/COVID-19.aspx.


Redistricting panel OKs mapping process, schedule

LANSING. (AP) — Michigan's redistricting commission has approved a process and schedule to draft, propose and ultimately adopt congressional and legislative maps by year's end.

The recent 10-2 vote came after commissioners changed course and decided to initially bounce between crafting U.S. House, state Senate and state House districts rather than go one at a time.

The schedule calls for drafting to end Oct. 8, when the 13-member panel of four Democrats, four Republicans and five independents will publish draft maps for review. Then nine public hearings will be held Oct. 11-28.

The commission will vote on proposed maps Nov. 5 and a public comment period will follow. The panel could finalize district lines as early as Dec. 30, though the 45-day period would restart if it makes revisions.

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