Archives
April 17, 2026
Feature
- Former paralegal aims high as a Michigan attorney
- Winning edge: Prominent Detroit attorney carves legal niche as a go-to trial lawyer
- Bench/Bar Conference
- Nessel talks more funding for anti-trust litigation, legacy of federal action
- Daily Briefs
Business
- ChatGPT maker OpenAI shifts its focus to business users amid Anthropic pressure
- How Trump’s repeated efforts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell harm the economy – and make battling inflation harder
- U.S. jobless claims fall last week as layoffs remain low despite global economic uncertainty
- A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone
Column
- Almost everyone agrees that municipal zoning rules are too strict
- Cannabis legalization spurs innovation, but not always in ways that benefit patients or public health
- AI companions can give constant support – but distort ideas about what a relationship really is
Courts
- Court Digest
- Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
- What to know about the Live Nation verdict and how it could affect concertgoers
Nation
- ‘Out of many, one,’ says a U.S. national motto. What does that push for unity mean today?
- Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project
- National Roundup
- Justin Fairfax killed his estranged wife and himself 2 weeks before a court deadline to move out
- Strait of Hormuz: Why the U.S. and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters
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




