Wayne Law to host the 3rd Annual Baiardi
Endowed Lectureship in Corporate Law
Wayne State University Law School will host the 3rd Annual Baiardi Endowed Lectureship in Corporate Law on Wednesday, September 11, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. at Wayne Law’s Partrich Auditorium, 471 W. Palmer Ave. in Detroit.
This year, Cathy Hwang, professor of law at the University of Virginia, will be presenting “Purpose and Nonprofit Enterprise.”
Professor Hwang joined the law faculty of the University of Virginia in 2020, becoming the first Asian woman to hold a tenured position at the Law School. Her articles have been published in journals such as the Columbia Law Review, California Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and Cornell Law Review, and five have been voted by business law professors as among the top 10 corporate and securities articles of the year. During the 2022-23 school year, she was the director of the John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program at the Law School.
State Supreme Court to consider new rule
This year, Cathy Hwang, professor of law at the University of Virginia, will be presenting “Purpose and Nonprofit Enterprise.”
Professor Hwang joined the law faculty of the University of Virginia in 2020, becoming the first Asian woman to hold a tenured position at the Law School. Her articles have been published in journals such as the Columbia Law Review, California Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and Cornell Law Review, and five have been voted by business law professors as among the top 10 corporate and securities articles of the year. During the 2022-23 school year, she was the director of the John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program at the Law School.
State Supreme Court to consider new rule
requiring judges to inform defendants of
right to withdraw plea
The Michigan Supreme Court is considering a new rule requiring judges to inform defendants prior to accepting their plea of guilty or no contest of their right to withdraw the plea.
The proposed new court rule also would declare defendants could not withdraw their plea if they engage in misconduct prior to sentencing unless the judge allows for good cause, nor would the judge have to abide by any sentencing agreement or evaluation.
Justice Brian Zahra, in a dissent, said he would have declined to publish the proposal for comment.
The current Michigan Court Rules provide that defendants pleading guilty or no contest be asked whether the plea is voluntary and accurate, understand the nature of the offense to which they are pleading, agree they are giving up some appealable right, among other items.
Comments on the proposal are due by January 1, 2025.
The proposed new court rule also would declare defendants could not withdraw their plea if they engage in misconduct prior to sentencing unless the judge allows for good cause, nor would the judge have to abide by any sentencing agreement or evaluation.
Justice Brian Zahra, in a dissent, said he would have declined to publish the proposal for comment.
The current Michigan Court Rules provide that defendants pleading guilty or no contest be asked whether the plea is voluntary and accurate, understand the nature of the offense to which they are pleading, agree they are giving up some appealable right, among other items.
Comments on the proposal are due by January 1, 2025.
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