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Probation violations explored in webinar


The Criminal Defense Association of Michigan will present “Probation Violations” online Thursday, Jan. 25, from 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom.

Attorney Stephanie Farkas will lead the webinar. Farkas is the litigation support counsel for the Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System (MAACS) where she helps train, support, and supervise new and established MAACS roster attorneys.

She is a former chair of the State Bar Criminal Law Section and remains on the council. She also serves on the Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee.

Cost for the webinar is $40 for CDAM members and $50 for non-CDAM members.  To register, visit https://cdam.wildapricot.org.

Separation of church and state
discussed at WSU Law program


Wayne State University Law School’s Paul A. Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series will present “Shield or Sword: The Future of Religious Freedom and Church State Separation in America” on Thursday, Feb. 1, from 12:15 to 1 p.m. at Wayne Law’s Partrich Auditorium in Detroit.

This year’s speaker will be Rachel Laser, president and CEO, Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

To register for the program, visit https://law.wayne.edu and scoll down to “events.”

The Paul A. Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series Endowment was established in 2017 by Bernard Mindell, Wayne State University Law School class of 1964; Barry Waldman, Wayne Law class of 1969; and Bob Garvey, a trial attorney in St. Clair Shores, to commemorate their friend Paul A. Rosen’s passion for constitutional law.  

The series exposes students, staff, and members of the greater university community to speakers who are experts in the field of constitutional law.

‘Sovereign Citizen Movement’
examined at MJI webinar


The Michigan Judicial Institute (MJI) will present “Key Trends and Developments in the Sovereign Citizen Movement: What Judges Need to Know Webinar” Wednesday, Feb. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.

The webinar will focus on recent trends and developments observed nationally in the sovereign citizen movement. Attendees will learn to recognize and respond to these trends.

This program is eligible for continuing judicial education credit.

To register, visit https://mjieducation.mi.gov and click on “events.”

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