Archives
August 08, 2024
Feature
- A memorable ceremony set the stage for an Army officer
- Michigan Law School alum is new ABA president
- The unsung heroes of legal world – the role of paralegals and law research assistants
- MDOC defendants granted evidentiary hearing in toxic mold case
- Daily Briefs
Business
- Federal infrastructure funding is fueling a push to remove dams and restore river habitat More than $2B is going to federal agencies for maintaining, repairing and removing dams, culverts and other barriers
- AI helps lighten the load on the electric grid – without skimping on people’s energy use
- Day passes at hotels and resorts offer downtime, relaxation on the cheap
Courts
- 4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death
- Detroit Man charged with murder in death of beloved neurosurgeon
- Americans are ‘getting whacked’ by too many laws and regulations, Justice Gorsuch says in a new book
Column
- Grassroots efforts to increase voting are gaining momentum in these states, even as other states make voting harder
- Trump supporters wasted no time in claiming Kamala Harris is ineligible to be president, but they are wrong
Nation
- After the end of Roe, a new beginning for maternity homes
- National Roundup
- US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
State
headlines Detroit
- Innocence Clinic helps exonerate man more than 22 years after wrongful murder conviction
- GOP nominated Supreme Court candidates behind in funding, but hope a message of change can secure victory
- NCSC and partners equip courts to recover from cyber-attacks and disasters
- Detroit murder conviction overturned 22 years later because of police misconduct
- Daily Briefs
headlines National
- Unbeknownst to corporate lawyer, scammers used her name to file thousands of trademark applications
- Judge accuses high-profile law firms of possible effort to ‘gum up the works’
- Lawyer accused of ‘egregious acts of dishonesty,’ gambling with client cash gets disbarred
- Ex-BigLaw partner hit with prison time, $4.2M restitution order in tax case
- Artificial intelligence in the legal field ‘will lead to an exciting evolution in the ecosystem,’ Airia CEO says
- Florida lawyer says she used trust account funds to avoid becoming homeless