Wayne Law hosts Court of Appeals oral arguments
Wayne State University Law School is pleased to host Oral Argument before the Michigan Court of Appeals from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 11. The event will take place in the Law School’s Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium.
“We are honored to welcome the Michigan Court of Appeals to the Law School,” said Wayne Law Dean and Professor Robert M. Ackerman. “This is the type of relationship with the judiciary and practicing bar that a good law school should cultivate.”
Added Director of Wayne Law’s Legal Research and Writing Program Anne M. Burr, “We are very pleased to have Judge Michael J. Kelly, Judge Michael J. Talbot and Judge Kurtis T. Wilder of the Michigan Court of Appeals hearing oral arguments at the Law School. It is a wonderful opportunity for all of our students, particularly our 1Ls who will be making their own appellate arguments in a few weeks.”
The event provides an opportunity for students to spend a day before the Michigan Court of Appeals, without leaving the law school. Experienced counsel will argue actual appellate cases before the three-judge panel. Students are able to observe a variety of oral argument styles, as well as the procedures of the Michigan Court of Appeals.
The event is sponsored by the Legal Research and Writing faculty in conjunction with the First Year Moot Court Program. As part of the program, first-year law students at Wayne Law research and write an appellate brief for the federal court of appeals. They then argue the positions taken in their brief before three-judge panels consisting of local attorneys and judges.
For additional information regarding this event, contact Marilyn Vaughan at (313) 577-4822 or at ak1557@wayne.edu.
Secretary Land’s office to assist new citizens with voter registration
Representatives of Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land will offer new citizens the opportunity to register to vote during a naturalization ceremony in Sterling Heights. The ceremony is Friday, Feb. 26, at 10 a.m. at the Macedonia Center, 43133 Ryan Road. Approximately 220 people are expected to participate.
“I congratulate America’s newest countrymen for achieving this goal after all their hard work,” Land said. “I’m proud to offer the opportunity to register to vote so that new citizens may take the next step in their journey. I encourage everyone to register to vote and then cast their ballots on Election Day.”
Land, who also serves as Michigan’s chief election officer, will have a voter registration table on site for the convenience of the newly sworn citizens. People may also register to vote at their local clerk’s office, a Secretary of State office or by mail.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is conducting the ceremony.
Tax hike fails in Troy, police cuts expected
TROY (AP) — Troy officials say the city will close its library, nature center, community center and museum and lay off 47 police officers after voters rejected a tax hike.
A five-year, 1.9-mill tax increase year failed Tuesday in the city about 15 miles north of Detroit by 12,631-7,316 margin.
Voters in nearby Bloomfield Township approved a 10-year, 1.3-mill public safety millage by a 53 percent to 47 percent margin.
Voters in the Chippewa Valley School District approved an $89 million bond 5,886 to 4,150, while Berkley residents rejected a $168 million school bond.
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