Third Judicial Circuit looking for attorneys to join Assigned Counsel Services team
The Third Judicial Circuit is urgently looking for attorneys to join its Assigned Counsel Services Department list to represent juvenile clients. Attorneys will provide appellate representation and emergency house counsel to these clients. If interested, find additional information about this opportunity including requirements, an employment application and fee schedule by visiting www.3rdcc.org/divisions/fami ly-juvenile or calling 313-833-2564.
Lead singer of the Four Tops sues hospital, says staff thought he was mentally ill
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — The lead singer of the Four Tops said a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam after refusing to believe that he was part of the Motown music group.
Alexander Morris, who is Black, filed a lawsuit Monday against Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren, alleging racial discrimination and other misconduct during an April 2023 visit for chest pain and breathing problems.
Hospital staff “wrongfully assumed he was mentally ill when he revealed his identity as a celebrity figure,” the lawsuit says.
The Four Tops started in the 1950s and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Morris is not an original member, but he joined the group in 2019.
The lawsuit says a nurse finally believed Morris was in the Four Tops and the psychological exam was canceled.
The hospital offered a $25 gift card as an apology, but Morris refused to accept it, the lawsuit says.
Alexander Morris, who is Black, filed a lawsuit Monday against Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren, alleging racial discrimination and other misconduct during an April 2023 visit for chest pain and breathing problems.
Hospital staff “wrongfully assumed he was mentally ill when he revealed his identity as a celebrity figure,” the lawsuit says.
The Four Tops started in the 1950s and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Morris is not an original member, but he joined the group in 2019.
The lawsuit says a nurse finally believed Morris was in the Four Tops and the psychological exam was canceled.
The hospital offered a $25 gift card as an apology, but Morris refused to accept it, the lawsuit says.
‘The Changing Landscape of Youth Defense’ explored
The Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan (CDAM) will conduct a webinar on “The Changing Landscape of Youth Defense” Friday, June 14, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
With the passage of the juvenile justice reform bills last year and some recent case law, many changes are coming to juvenile delinquencies that will impact how to represent young clients.
Speaking at the webinar will be Joshua Pease, the Youth Defense Project director at the State Appellate Defender Office.
Cost for the webinar is $60 for CDAM members and $75 for non-members. To register, visit https://cdam.wildapricot.org.
With the passage of the juvenile justice reform bills last year and some recent case law, many changes are coming to juvenile delinquencies that will impact how to represent young clients.
Speaking at the webinar will be Joshua Pease, the Youth Defense Project director at the State Appellate Defender Office.
Cost for the webinar is $60 for CDAM members and $75 for non-members. To register, visit https://cdam.wildapricot.org.
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