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October 27, 2021
Feature
- Michigan Problem-Solving Courts granted nearly $17 million
- Attorneys warned of unknowingly providing drugs to Michigan inmates
- Former Hazel Park treasurer charged with embezzlement and misconduct in office
- Nessel, Department of Civil Rights file to protect citizens from sexual orientation discrimination before Michigan Supreme Court
Nation
- Pro Bono Week shows need for access to justice post-pandemic
- International law enforcement operation targeting opioid traffickers on the Darknet results in 150 arrests worldwide and the seizure of weapons, drugs, and over $31 million
State
- Whitmer approves funding for Oakland and Macomb Counties to assist with storm recovery efforts
- Nessel joins coalition applauding new federal effort to revise 'public charge' regulations
Business
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
