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
- Cox, Schuette call out Savit for potential ‘ethics issues’
- In Texas, Ordinary Muslim Religious Practices are Increasingly Being Treated as Political Threats
- COA: Out-of-state insurance policies apply to temporary out-of-state motorists
- AG’s comments may push the boundaries of the nonsensical
- 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
