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Law firm launches online Coronavirus Resource Center

Butzel Long has launched an online Coronavirus Resource Center to serve clients and meet their informational needs as they address the legal, regulatory, and commercial implications of COVID-19.

“Our priority is to ensure our clients are well-informed on the legalities and implications of the coronavirus and how it will affect their businesses,“ said Vanessa Crocetto, chief marketing officer, Butzel Long. “We will add information and provide regular updates.” 

To visit the Butzel Long Coronavirus Resource Center, visit www.butzel.com/coronavirus-covid-19-resource-page.html.


State’s top court takes case involving documents at U-M

ANN ARBOR (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has accepted a case involving the University of Michigan and the papers of a man considered to be an influential voice in anti-immigration matters.

Dr. John Tanton of Petoskey donated 25 boxes of papers to the university, but 11 boxes were to remain closed until 2035.

Those terms now are in question. The Michigan Court of Appeals last year said the closed records are public documents under the Freedom of Information Act because they’re being held by a campus library as an “official function.” It’s a key phrase in state law.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the months ahead.

Tanton died in July at age 85, days after the appeals court decision. He had a key role in forming Federation for American Immigration Reform.

The lawsuit was filed by Hassan Ahmad, an attorney in McLean, Virginia.


Police jail woman who paid bail with marijuana-scented cash

ASHLAND, La. (AP) — A Louisiana woman was arrested on drug charges after police determined the $5,000 cash she used to post an inmate’s bail had a “strong odor of marijuana.”

Authorities began investigating Stormy Lynn Parfait, 33, on Friday, shortly after she showed up at the Ashland jail to pay the bond fee for an inmate being held there on drug charges, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement obtained by news outlets.

After catching a whiff of the cash, a detective searched her car while she was still at the jail and found nearly $40,000 more inside, along with about 100 Klonopin pills and a food stamp card that wasn’t registered to Parfait, according to the sheriff's statement.

Investigators found hundreds of additional pills and cash as well as marijuana, cocaine and paraphernalia, during a search of Parfait's home later, news outlets reported. Four unattended children there were turned over to a relative.

Parfait was charged with multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute drugs, four counts of illegal use of a controlled drug in the presence of persons under 17, taking contraband to or into a correctional institution and other related charges, authorities said.

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