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August 17, 2015
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State
- Parole absconder gets life in prison for slaying conviction
- Jury awards $1.7M in suit of man who died at farm
- Schools on hook for Native American tuition program
- Convictions stand in 1987 murders of woman, husband
- Comerica Hatch contest announces semifinalists
- Man sentenced to life in plot to kill girlfriend's family
Business
- Mortgage debt little changed even as sales, prices rise
- Business stockpiles jump in June, says Commerce Dept.
- Retail sales rose in July, aided by autos and restaurants
- Tesla to raise around $500 million in public offering
Feature
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
