Michigan Attorney Bill Schuette on Monday announced that his office will investigate allegations that an Aramark Correctional Services employee conspired to have a prisoner killed in a murder-for-hire plot.
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Schuette to investigate Aramark employee suspected in murder plot against Michigan inmate
Former U-D Jesuit priest charged with filming boys in locker room
Kurtz is federally charged with production, transportation, and possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.
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Trial for Officer Weekley resuming; Will attorney call for a mistrial?
An attorney for a Detroit police officer who killed a girl during a raid may call for a mistrial, according to sources, after an emotional outburst in court last week from the victim’s grandmother.
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In their opinions: Higher expectations and lower attorney’s fees
A federal judge discounted a plaintiff’s prevailing-party attorney’s fee award by 50 percent because he rejected a settlement. The 6th Circuit approves.
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Michigan Political Points: Granholm for Attorney General? Holder resignation sparks speculation
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm was reportedly considered for a U.S. Supreme Court post in 2010 and Energy Secretary in 2012. Could she find a spot in the Obama administration as Attorney General?
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Entrustment claim is OK in $2.5M death case
The attorney for the plaintiff’s estate said that personal injury lawyers need to consider extra things when pleading and litigating claims against trucking companies and their drivers.
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How did the Michigan Court of Appeals rule in an interesting FOIA case? Find out in today's e-Journal
In Rataj v. City of Romulus, plaintiff Michael Rataj, a Detroit-area attorney, learned that a Romulus police officer had assaulted a citizen who was under arrest while the citizen’s hands were handcuffed behind his back at the Romulus Police Department in the early morning of Aug. 1, 2012. It was later revealed that the arrested citizen had provoked the police employee by spitting on him and calling him a racial epithet. An employee of the police department confirmed that the assault did take place, and that it was caught on video. When Rataj requested a copy of the video under…
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Tim Skubick: Will there be a Totten-Schuette debate in the attorney general race? We'll see
Incumbents typically don’t go around looking for a head to head with the opponent, but in this case, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette made the first overture.
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MLive Media Group to hold public endorsement interviews with statewide candidates
Ballot Bash 2014 will give readers the opportunity to watch live and in person as candidates for governor, attorney general, secretary of state and U.S. Senate answer questions from the MLive Media Group statewide editorial board.
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Michigan Legal Help Website Launches Spanish-Language Version
Low-income Spanish speaking persons who cannot afford to hire an attorney and need legal help can now access help on a Spanish-language version of MichiganLegalHelp.org. Since the English-language version of the site launched in 2012, 760,000 visitors have accessed free, accurate legal information and forms to help them handle simple legal matters on their own. “Having this resource available in Spanish will be a great benefit for people who cannot afford to hire a lawyer to handle basic legal problems,” said Michigan State Court Administrator John A. Hohman Jr. “It will also benefit the courts because more self-represented litigants will…
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