Archives
January 14, 2026
Feature
- Lawyers spar over state liability as Edenville Dam damages trial begins
- Judge: Michigan bid to rebuild mental health care has ‘significant conflicts’
- DOJ criminal probe highlights risk of Fed losing independence
- Daily Briefs
Business
- Microsoft’s president pushes Big Tech to ‘pay our way’ for AI data centers amid rising opposition
- Venezuela’s oil industry has flailed under government control – Mexico and Brazil have had more success with nationalizing
- Inflation cooled slightly in December though it remains above Fed’s target
- Podcast looks at connecting with faith communities to serve those in need
Courts
- Offshore wind developer prevails in court as Trump says the U.S. ‘will not approve any windmills’
- Court Digest
- New NCSC report highlights strategies to reduce eviction harm
- Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states
Column
- George Washington’s foreign policy was built on respect for other nations and patient consideration of future burdens
- Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty as he moves to dismantle America’s climate protections
Nation
headlines Detroit
- Department of Corrections disagrees with discrimination charge filed by Civil Rights
- Law firm releases list of the ‘Top 20 Most Dangerous Intersections in Michigan’ for 2025
- ABA amicus brief addresses confidentiality and privilege concerns in border searches of attorneys’ electronic devices
- Here’s what I’ve learned about how medical schools can improve community health
- Daily Briefs
headlines National
- Lindsay Clancy trial shows how hard it is to prove intent retroactively
- Is there a religious right to abortion? State supreme court will weigh in
- Harvey raises $550M in latest round of funding
- Vanderbilt law students will gain access to AI-powered deposition simulations
- Federal judges’ interns may accept stipends from law firms, ethics panel says
- Former lawyer who pulled gun on ex-wife in restaurant convicted of attempted murder
