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August 24, 2023
Feature
- Federal court judge dismisses lawsuits challenging ELCRA protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- Michigan appeals court upholds decision striking down water rules on 'forever chemicals'
- Michigan Department of Attorney General's Conviction Integrity Unit surpasses federal DNA grant goals
- Justice Dept. announces results of nationwide COVID-19 fraud enforcement action
Nation
- ABA mobilizes to help survivors of Maui wildfires
- NYC Legal Aid Chief Attorney Tina Luongo named 2023-24 ABA Criminal Justice Section chair
State
- Prosecutor says men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer wanted to start a civil war
- Michigan Secure upgrade provides more protection for residents
- Former Detroit-area mayor pleads guilty to corruption
- '2023 Kids Count in Michigan Data Book' highlights the clear benefits of pandemic-era investments in children
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
