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August 28, 2026
Feature
- ABA Ethics Opinion 518 and its Effects on Mediators, Mediation, and Mediator Proposals
- House votes to extend sunset on trial court costs
- Nessel report defends failed Flint water case. Others unready to forgive
- Daily Briefs
State
Business
- New Fed chair Kevin Warsh under pressure to clarify views on inflation, interest rates
- Why the U.S.-Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years
- How to keep your child’s tablets, laptops from becoming distractions from schoolwork
- ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity awards 2026 LGBTQ+ scholarships
Column
- Michigan legislators consider a variety of proposals, many bad, on data centers
- Why Democrats are amplifying corruption talk: A historical strategy for parties out of power
- Crocodiles as prison guards: Israeli moat plan dehumanizes Palestinian prisoners
- Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta’s $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens
Courts
- Court Digest
- A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
- National Center for State Courts expands its commitment to helping courts navigate AI
Nation
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




