Archives
March 19, 2013
Feature
- Called to the law: New judge wants to help resolve issues
- Concentrating on compliance
- Proclamation presented
- ASKED & ANSWERED: David Moran on Evans v. Michigan
- 'Appellate Advocacy' focus of 2013 Bench Bar Conference, April 24-26
State
- Many southeast Mich. workers cross county lines according to census
- Oakland University sued for suspending writing student
Nation
- Fifty years after Gideon decision, serious problems persist in indigent legal defense
- Appeals court reverses CIA drone secrecy ruling
- Lawsuit tests bloggers' freedom of speech rights
Business
Column
headlines Oakland County
- Attorneys sharpen courtroom skills at inaugural program
- Michigan tax preparers indicted for conspiring to defraud the United States and preparing false tax returns
- Woman pleads no contest on multiple cases, including embezzlement of $90K from her father
- As the country turns 250, retired judges hit the road to defend judicial independence
- Private mobile home water services provider, president sentenced for falsifying water safety, discharge tests
headlines National
- ABA connects death row inmate to pro bono attorneys who help free him
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- 2 judges suspended in separate cases after being indicted on criminal charges
- Convicted ex-judge gets $5K fine but no prison time in immigration case
- Ohio governor signs bill prohibiting foreign litigation funding
- Many small firms collect payments faster than BigLaw counterparts, new data shows
