Archives
August 21, 2026
Feature
- Whitmer makes three appointments to the bench
- Cornhole Social
- The Conversation: How Journalists and Communities Work Together to Confront Low Levels of Trust
- My Turn: A presidential comparison that goes beyond words
- Daily Briefs
Business
- Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring in 2026, signaling growing economic distress
- States pour taxpayer dollars into college sports as athlete pay, soaring costs squeeze budgets
- Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ approach on kids under 13
Column
- Michigan’s anti-trust case against fossil fuel companies is absurd
- Why working-class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the U.S. — and only 2% in the average democracy around the world
- The CDC has a new director – now comes the hard part
Courts
- Court Digest
- Los Angeles DA, criticized for charging officer who taped others making racist remarks, drops felony
Nation
- National Roundup
- County’s probation office compiles ‘foreign born list’ for ICE
- County’s probation office compiles ‘foreign born list’ for ICE
- White supremacists spin a Justice Department indictment against a hate-monitoring group to legitimize extremism and expand recruitment
- Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short
State
headlines Detroit
headlines National
- Disbarred lawyer allegedly collected client fees, faked performing work
- Did ‘corporate speak’ and PowerPoint lead to complacency at GM?
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges creates AI-centric 1L summer program
- Neil Young sues Trump for $10M over unauthorized use of ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’
- Supreme Court tangled up in prediction markets
- Am Law 200 partners earned more in 2025, despite billing less
