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December 23, 2020
Feature
- County hits the road with CARES Act checks totaling $530,000 to veteran service organizations hurt by COVID-19
- Jail reforms pass with overwhelming support
- Nessel, generations of law students thank Prof. Sedler following final lecture
- Judge plans to hear from residents in $641M Flint water deal
State
- Nessel announces $2M multistate settlement with CafePress over 2019 data breach
- Governor commutes sentences for four individuals
Business
headlines Oakland County
- Attorneys sharpen courtroom skills at inaugural program
- Nessel announces $45 million multistate settlement over deceptive practices on Cash App
- Small business bankruptcy filings increase 50% year-over-year in first half of 2026
- New course helps court employees connect daily work to public trust
- Pro bono pioneer to receive 2026 ABA John H. Pickering Award
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
